Novel plant genes and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

Homologues of the Arabidopsis NIM1 gene, which is involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to systemic acquired resistance (SAR), are isolated from  Nicotiana tabacum  (tobacco),  Lycopersicon esculentum  (tomato),  Brassica napus  (oilseed rape),  Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris  (sugarbeet),  Helianthus annuus  (sunflower), and  Solanum tuberosum  (potato). The invention further concerns transformation vectors and processes for expressing the NIM1 homologues in transgenic plants to increase SAR gene expression and enhance broad spectrum disease resistance.

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. ______ [Salmeron et al., attorney docket no. CGC2095], filed Mar. 9, 1999, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants, including the phenomenon of systemic acquired resistance (SAR). More particularly, the present invention relates to the identification, isolation and characterization of homologues of the Arabidopsis NIM1 gene involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to systemic acquired resistance in plants.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Plants are constantly challenged by a wide variety of pathogenic organisms including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. Crop plants are particularly vulnerable because they are usually grown as genetically-uniform monocultures; when disease strikes, losses can be severe. However, most plants have their own innate mechanisms of defense against pathogenic organisms. Natural variation for resistance to plant pathogens has been identified by plant breeders and pathologists and bred into many crop plants. These natural disease resistance genes often provide high levels of resistance to or immunity against pathogens.

[0004] Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is one component of the complex system plants use to defend themselves from pathogens (Hunt and Ryals, 1996; Ryals et al., 1996). See also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,614,395. SAR is a particularly important aspect of plant-pathogen responses because it is a pathogen-inducible, systemic resistance against a broad spectrum of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi. When the SAR signal transduction pathway is blocked, plants become more susceptible to pathogens that normally cause disease, and they also become susceptible to some infectious agents that would not normally cause disease (Gaffney et al., 1993; Delaney et al., 1994; Delaney et al., 1995; Delaney, 1997; Bi et al., 1995; Mauch-Mani and Slusarenko, 1996). These observations indicate that the SAR signal transduction pathway is critical for maintaining plant health.

[0005] Conceptually, the SAR response can be divided into two phases. In the initiation phase, a pathogen infection is recognized, and a signal is released that travels through the phloem to distant tissues. This systemic signal is perceived by target cells, which react by expression of both SAR genes and disease resistance. The maintenance phase of SAR refers to the period of time, from weeks up to the entire life of the plant, during which the plant is in a quasi steady state, and disease resistance is maintained (Ryals et al., 1996).

[0006] Salicylic acid (SA) accumulation appears to be required for SAR signal transduction. Plants that cannot accumulate SA due to treatment with specific inhibitors, epigenetic repression of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, or transgenic expression of salicylate hydroxylase, which specifically degrades SA, also cannot induce either SAR gene expression or disease resistance (Gaffney et al., 1993; Delaney et al., 1994; Mauch-Mani and Slusarenko, 1996; Maher et al., 1994; Pallas et al., 1996). Although it has been suggested that SA might serve as the systemic signal, this is currently controversial and, to date, all that is known for certain is that if SA cannot accumulate, then SAR signal transduction is blocked (Pallas et al., 1996; Shulaev et al., 1995; Vemooij et al., 1994).

[0007] Recently, Arabidopsis has emerged as a model system to study SAR (Uknes et al., 1992; Uknes et al., 1993; Cameron et al., 1994; Mauch-Mani and Slusarenko, 1994; Dempsey and Klessig, 1995). It has been demonstrated that SAR can be activated in Arabidopsis by both pathogens and chemicals, such as SA, 2,6-dichloroisonicotinic acid (INA) and benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) (Uknes et al., 1992; Vernooij et al., 1995; Lawton et al., 1996). Following treatment with either INA or BTH or pathogen infection, at least three pathogenesis-related (PR) protein genes, namely, PR-1, PR-2, and PR-5 are coordinately induced concomitant with the onset of resistance (Uknes et al., 1992, 1993). In tobacco, the best characterized species, treatment with a pathogen or an immunization compound induces the expression of at least nine sets of genes (Ward et al., 1991). Transgenic disease-resistant plants have been created by transforming plants with various SAR genes (U.S. Pat. No. 5,614,395).

[0008] A number of Arabidopsis mutants have been isolated that have modified SAR signal transduction (Delaney, 1997) The first of these mutants are the so-called Isd (lesions simulating disease) mutants and acd2 (accelerated cell death) (Dietrich et al., 1994; Greenberg et al., 1994). These mutants all have some degree of spontaneous necrotic lesion formation on their leaves, elevated levels of SA, mRNA accumulation for the SAR genes, and significantly enhanced disease resistance. At least seven different lsd mutants have been isolated and characterized (Dietrich et al., 1994; Weymann et al., 1995). Another interesting class of mutants are cim (constitutive immunity) mutants (Lawton et al., 1993). See also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,904 and International PCT Application WO 94/16077. Like lsd mutants and acd2, cim mutants have elevated SA and SAR gene expression and resistance, but in contrast to lsd or acd2, do not display detectable lesions on their leaves. cpr1 (constitutive expresser of PR genes) may be a type of cim mutant; however, because the presence of microscopic lesions on the leaves of cpr1 has not been ruled out, cpr1 might be a type of lsd mutant (Bowling et al., 1994).

[0009] Mutants have also been isolated that are blocked in SAR signaling. ndr1 (non-race-specific disease resistance) is a mutant that allows growth of both Pseudomonas syringae containing various avirulence genes and also normally avirulent isolates of Peronospora parasitica (Century et al., 1995). Apparently this mutant is blocked early in SAR signaling. npr1 (nonexpresser of PR genes) is a mutant that cannot induce expression of the SAR signaling pathway following INA treatment (Cao et al., 1994). eds (enhanced disease susceptibility) mutants have been isolated based on their ability to support bacterial infection following inoculation of a low bacterial concentration (Glazebrook et al., 1996; Parker et al., 1996). Certain eds mutants are phenotypically very similar to npr1, and, recently, eds5 and eds53 have been shown to be allelic to npr1 (Glazebrook et al., 1996). nim1 (noninducible immunity) is a mutant that supports P. parasitica (i.e., causal agent of downy mildew disease) growth following INA treatment (Delaney et al., 1995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,904). Although nim1 can accumulate SA following pathogen infection, it cannot induce SAR gene expression or disease resistance, suggesting that the mutation blocks the pathway downstream of SA. nim1 is also impaired in its ability to respond to INA or BTH, suggesting that the block exists downstream of the action of these chemicals (Delaney et al., 1995; Lawton et al., 1996).

[0010] Allelic Arabidopsis genes have been isolated and characterized, mutants of which are responsible for the nim1 and npr1 phenotypes, respectively (Ryals et al., 1997; Cao et al., 1997). The wild-type NIM1 gene product is involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to both SAR and gene-for-gene disease resistance in Arabidopsis (Ryals et al., 1997). Ryals et al., 1997 also report the isolation of five additional alleles of nim1 that show a range of phenotypes from weakly impaired in chemically induced PR-1 gene expression and fungal resistance to very strongly blocked. Transformation of the wild-type NPR1 gene into npr1 mutants not only complemented the mutations, restoring the responsiveness of SAR induction with respect to PR-gene expression and disease resistance, but also rendered the transgenic plants more resistant to infection by P. syringae in the absence of SAR induction (Cao et al., 1997). WO 98/06748 describes the isolation of NPR1 from Arabidopsis and a homologue from Nicotiana glutinosa. See also, WO 97/49822, WO 98/26082, and WO 98/29537.

[0011] Despite much research and the use of sophisticated and intensive crop protection measures, including genetic transformation of plants, losses due to disease remain in the billions of dollars annually. Therefore, there is a continuing need to develop new crop protection measures based on the ever-increasing understanding of the genetic basis for disease resistance in plants. In particular, there is a need for the identification, isolation, and characterization of homologues of the Arabidopsis NIM1 gene from additional species of plants.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] The present invention addresses the aforementioned needs by providing several homologues of the Arabidopsis NIM1 gene from additional species of plants. In particular, the present invention concerns the isolation of Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Brassica napus (oilseed rape), Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), and Solanum tuberosum (potato) homologues of the NIM1 gene, which encode proteins believed to be involved in the signal transduction cascade responsive to biological and chemical inducers that lead to systemic acquired resistance in plants.

[0013] Hence, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, or 74.

[0014] In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73.

[0015] In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that comprises an at least 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 (preferably 20) consecutive base pair portion identical in sequence to an at least 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 (preferably 20) consecutive base pair portion of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73.

[0016] In still another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Lycopersicon esculentum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, SEQ ID NO:26 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:59 and 60.

[0017] In yet another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Beta vulgaris DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:22 and 24 or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28.

[0018] In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Helianthus annuus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:26 and 28.

[0019] In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Solanum tuberosum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:21 and 23, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28.

[0020] In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Brassica napus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10 or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28.

[0021] In yet another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Arabidopsis thaliana DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:13 and 14, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, or SEQ ID NO:22 and 24.

[0022] In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Nicotiana tabacum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:11 and 12, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; or

[0023] In a further embodiment, the present invention is directed to an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an plant DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with a pair of primers comprising the first 20 nucleotides and the reverse complement of the last 20 nucleotides of the coding sequence (CDS) of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73.

[0024] The present invention also encompasses a chimeric gene comprising a promoter active in plants operatively linked to a NIM1 homologue coding sequence of the present invention, a recombinant vector comprising such a chimeric gene, wherein the vector is capable of being stably transformed into a host, as well as a host stably transformed with such a vector. Preferably, the host is a plant such as one of the following agronomically important crops: rice, wheat, barley, rye, canola, sugarcane, corn, potato, carrot, sweet potato, sugar beet, bean, pea, chicory, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, radish, spinach, asparagus, onion, garlic, eggplant, pepper, celery, squash, pumpkin, cucumber, apple, pear, quince, melon, plum, cherry, peach, nectarine, apricot, strawberry, grape, raspberry, blackberry, pineapple, avocado, papaya, mango, banana, soybean, tobacco, tomato, sorghum, and sugarcane. The present invention also encompasses seed from a plant of the invention.

[0025] Further, the present invention is directed to a method of increasing SAR gene expression in a plant by expressing in the plant a chimeric gene that itself comprises a promoter active in plants operatively linked to a NIM1 homologue coding sequence of the present invention, wherein the encoded protein is expressed in the transformed plant at higher levels than in a wild type plant.

[0026] In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of enhancing disease resistance in a plant by expressing in the plant a chimeric gene that itself comprises a promoter active in plants operatively linked to a NIM1 homologue coding sequence of the present invention, wherein the encoded protein is expressed in the transformed plant at higher levels than in a wild type plant.

[0027] Further, the present invention is directed to a PCR primer selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:9-14, 21-28, 59, and 60.

[0028] The present invention also encompasses a method for isolating a NIM1 homologue involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to systemic acquired resistance in plants comprising amplifying a DNA molecule from a plant DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with a pair of primers corresponding to the first 20 nucleotides and the reverse complement of the last 20 nucleotides of the coding sequence (CDS) of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73 or with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:11 and 12, SEQ ID NO:13 and 14, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:21 and 23, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, SEQ ID NO:26 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:59 and 60. In a preferred embodiment, the plant DNA library is a Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Brassica napus (oil seed rape), Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), or Solanum tuberosum (potato) DNA library.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCES IN THE SEQUENCE LISTING

[0029] SEQ ID NO:1—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Nicotiana tabacum.

[0030] SEQ ID NO:2—Protein sequence of the Nicotiana tabacum NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:1.

[0031] SEQ ID NO:3—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Lycopersicon esculentum.

[0032] SEQ ID NO:4—Protein sequence of the Lycopersicon esculentum NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:3.

[0033] SEQ ID NO:5—Partial cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Brassica napus.

[0034] SEQ ID NO:6—Partial protein sequence of the Brassica napus NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:5.

[0035] SEQ ID NO:7—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue (AtNMLc5) from Arabidopsis thaliana.

[0036] SEQ ID NO:8—Full length protein sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue AtNMLc5 encoded by SEQ ID NO:7.

[0037] SEQ ID NOs:9-14—Oligonucleotide primers used in Examples 1-4.

[0038] SEQ ID NO:15—Genomic DNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue (AtNMLc2) from Arabidopsis thaliana.

[0039] SEQ ID NO:16—Protein sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue AtNMLc2 encoded by SEQ ID NO:15.

[0040] SEQ ID NO:17—Genomic DNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue (AtNMLc4-1) from Arabidopsis thaliana.

[0041] SEQ ID NO:18—Protein sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue AtNMLc4-1 encoded by SEQ ID NO:17.

[0042] SEQ ID NO:19—Genomic DNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue (AtNMLc4-2) from Arabidopsis thaliana.

[0043] SEQ ID NO:20—Protein sequence of the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue AtNMLc4-2 encoded by SEQ ID NO:19.

[0044] SEQ ID NO:21—PCR primer NIM 1A.

[0045] SEQ ID NO:22—PCR primer NIM 1B.

[0046] SEQ ID NO:23—PCR primer NIM 1C.

[0047] SEQ ID NO:24—PCR primer NIM 1D.

[0048] SEQ ID NO:25—PCR primer NIM 2A.

[0049] SEQ ID NO:26—PCR primer NIM 2B.

[0050] SEQ ID NO:27—PCR primer NIM 2C.

[0051] SEQ ID NO:28—PCR primer NIM 2D.

[0052] SEQ ID NO:29—659 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco A), which is a consensus of 36 sequences and has 67% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0053] SEQ ID NO:30—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:29.

[0054] SEQ ID NO:31—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco B), which is a consensus of 2 sequences and has 62% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0055] SEQ ID NO:32—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:31.

[0056] SEQ ID NO:33—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco C), which is a consensus of 3 sequences and has 63% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0057] SEQ ID NO:34—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:33.

[0058] SEQ ID NO:35—399 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco D), which has 59% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0059] SEQ ID NO:36—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:35.

[0060] SEQ ID NO:37—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato A), which is a consensus of 8 sequences and has 67% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0061] SEQ ID NO:38—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:37.

[0062] SEQ ID NO:39—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Beta vulgaris (Sugarbeet), which is a consensus of 24 sequences and has 66% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0063] SEQ ID NO:40—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:39.

[0064] SEQ ID NO:41—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Helianthus annuus (Sunflower A), which is a consensus of 9 sequences and has 61% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0065] SEQ ID NO:42—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:41.

[0066] SEQ ID NO:43—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Helianthus annuus (Sunflower B), which is a consensus of 10 sequences and has 59% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0067] SEQ ID NO:44—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:43.

[0068] SEQ ID NO:45—653 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Solanum tuberosum (Potato A), which is a consensus of 15 sequences and has 68% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0069] SEQ ID NO:46—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:45.

[0070] SEQ ID NO:47—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Solanum tuberosum (Potato B), which is a consensus of 3 sequences and has 61% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0071] SEQ ID NO:48—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:47.

[0072] SEQ ID NO:49—477 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Solanum tuberosum (Potato C), which is a consensus of 2 sequences and has 62% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0073] SEQ ID NO:50—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:49.

[0074] SEQ ID NO:51—501 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Brassica napus (Canola A), which is a consensus of 5 sequences and has 59% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0075] SEQ ID NO:52—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:51.

[0076] SEQ ID NO:53—501 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Brassica napus (Canola B), which is a consensus of 5 sequences and has 58% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0077] SEQ ID NO:54—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:53.

[0078] SEQ ID NO:55—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Brassica napus (Canola C), which has 56% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0079] SEQ ID NO:56—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:55.

[0080] SEQ ID NO:57—498 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Brassica napus (Canola D), which has 73% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0081] SEQ ID NO:58—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:57.

[0082] SEQ ID NO:59—PCR primer NIM 3A.

[0083] SEQ ID NO:60—PCR primer NIM 3B.

[0084] SEQ ID NO:61—148 bp NIM-like DNA fragment amplified from Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato B), which is a consensus of 3 sequences and has 72% sequence identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 gene sequence.

[0085] SEQ ID NO:62—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:61.

[0086] SEQ ID NO:63—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Beta vulgaris (Sugarbeet), which corresponds to the PCR fragment of SEQ ID NO:39.

[0087] SEQ ID NO:64—Protein sequence of the sugarbeet NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:62.

[0088] SEQ ID NO:65—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Helianthus annuus (Sunflower B), which corresponds to the PCR fragment of SEQ ID NO:43.

[0089] SEQ ID NO:66—Protein sequence of the Helianthus annuus NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:65.

[0090] SEQ ID NO:67—cDNA sequence corresponding to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc2 (SEQ ID NO:15).

[0091] SEQ ID NO:68—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:67.

[0092] SEQ ID NO:69—cDNA sequence corresponding to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc4-1 (SEQ ID NO:17).

[0093] SEQ ID NO:70—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:69.

[0094] SEQ ID NO:71—cDNA sequence corresponding to the Arabidopsis thaliana NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc4-2 (SEQ ID NO:19).

[0095] SEQ ID NO:72—Protein sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO:71.

[0096] SEQ ID NO:73—Full length cDNA sequence of a NIM1 homologue from Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco B), which corresponds to the PCR fragment of SEQ ID NO:31.

[0097] SEQ ID NO:74—Protein sequence of the Nicotiana tabacum NIM1 homologue encoded by SEQ ID NO:73.

Definitions

[0098] In describing the present invention, the following terms will be employed, and are intended to be defined as indicated below.

[0099] Associated With/Operatively Linked: Refers to two DNA sequences that are related physically or functionally. For example, a promoter or regulatory DNA sequence is said to be “associated with” a DNA sequence that codes for an RNA or a protein if the two sequences are operatively linked, or situated such that the regulator DNA sequence will affect the expression level of the coding or structural DNA sequence.

[0100] Chimeric Gene: A recombinant DNA sequence in which a promoter or regulatory DNA sequence is operatively linked to, or associated with, a DNA sequence that codes for an mRNA or which is expressed as a protein, such that the regulator DNA sequence is able to regulate transcription or expression of the associated DNA sequence. The regulator DNA sequence of the chimeric gene is not normally operatively linked to the associated DNA sequence as found in nature.

[0101] Coding Sequence: a nucleic acid sequence that is transcribed into RNA such as mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, snRNA, sense RNA or antisense RNA. Preferably the RNA is then translated in an organism to produce a protein.

[0102] Complementary: refers to two nucleotide sequences that comprise antiparallel nucleotide sequences capable of pairing with one another upon formation of hydrogen bonds between the complementary base residues in the antiparallel nucleotide sequences.

[0103] Expression: refers to the transcription and/or translation of an endogenous gene or a transgene in plants. In the case of antisense constructs, for example, expression may refer to the transcription of the antisense DNA only.

[0104] Expression Cassette: A nucleic acid sequence capable of directing expression of a particular nucleotide sequence in an appropriate host cell, comprising a promoter operatively linked to the nucleotide sequence of interest which is operatively linked to termination signals. It also typically comprises sequences required for proper translation of the nucleotide sequence. The expression cassette comprising the nucleotide sequence of interest may be chimeric, meaning that at least one of its components is heterologous with respect to at least one of its other components. The expression cassette may also be one which is naturally occurring but has been obtained in a recombinant form useful for heterologous expression. Typically, however, the expression cassette is heterologous with respect to the host, i.e., the particular nucleic acid sequence of the expression cassette does not occur naturally in the host cell and must have been introduced into the host cell or an ancestor of the host cell by a transformation event. The expression of the nucleotide sequence in the expression cassette may be under the control of a constitutive promoter or of an inducible promoter which initiates transcription only when the host cell is exposed to some particular external stimulus. In the case of a multicellular organism, such as a plant, the promoter can also be specific to a particular tissue, or organ, or stage of development.

[0105] Gene: A defined region that is located within a genome and that, besides the aforementioned coding nucleic acid sequence, comprises other, primarily regulatory, nucleic acid sequences responsible for the control of expression, i.e., transcription and translation of the coding portion. A gene may also comprise other 5′ and 3′ untranslated sequences and termination sequences. Further elements that may be present are, for example, introns.

[0106] Heterologous DNA Sequence: The terms “heterologous DNA sequence”, “exogenous DNA segment” or “heterologous nucleic acid,” as used herein, each refer to a sequence that originates from a source foreign to the particular host cell or, if from the same source, is modified from its original form. Thus, a heterologous gene in a host cell includes a gene that is endogenous to the particular host cell but has been modified through, for example, the use of DNA shuffling. The terms also includes non-naturally occurring multiple copies of a naturally occurring DNA sequence. Thus, the terms refer to a DNA segment that is foreign or heterologous to the cell, or homologous to the cell but in a position within the host cell nucleic acid in which the element is not ordinarily found. Exogenous DNA segments are expressed to yield exogenous polypeptides.

[0107] Homologous DNA Sequence: A DNA sequence naturally associated with a host cell into which it is introduced.

[0108] Isocoding: A nucleic acid sequence is isocoding with a reference nucleic acid sequence when the nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having the same amino acid sequence as the polypeptide encoded by the reference nucleic acid sequence.

[0109] Isolated: In the context of the present invention, an isolated nucleic acid molecule or an isolated enzyme is a nucleic acid molecule or enzyme that, by the hand of man, exists apart from its native environment and is therefore not a product of nature. An isolated nucleic acid molecule or enzyme may exist in a purified form or may exist in a non-native environment such as, for example, a recombinant host cell.

[0110] Minimal Promoter: a promoter element, particularly a TATA element, that is inactive or has greatly reduced promoter activity in the absence of upstream activation. In the presence of a suitable transcription factor, a minimal promoter functions to permit transcription.

[0111] Native: refers to a gene that is present in the genome of an untransformed cell.

[0112] Naturally occurring: the term “naturally occurring” is used to describe an object that can be found in nature as distinct from being artificially produced by man. For example, a protein or nucleotide sequence present in an organism (including a virus), which can be isolated from a source in nature and which has not been intentionally modified by man in the laboratory, is naturally occurring.

[0113] NIM1: Gene described in Ryals et al., 1997, which is involved in the SAR signal transduction cascade.

[0114] NIM1: Protein encoded by the NIM1 gene

[0115] Nucleic acid: the term “nucleic acid” refers to deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotides and polymers thereof in either single- or double-stranded form. Unless specifically limited, the term encompasses nucleic acids containing known analogues of natural nucleotides which have similar binding properties as the reference nucleic acid and are metabolized in a manner similar to naturally occurring nucleotides. Unless otherwise indicated, a particular nucleic acid sequence also implicitly encompasses conservatively modified variants thereof (e.g. degenerate codon substitutions) and complementary sequences and as well as the sequence explicitly indicated. Specifically, degenerate codon substitutions may be achieved by generating sequences in which the third position of one or more selected (or all) codons is substituted with mixed-base and/or deoxyinosine residues (Batzer et al., Nucleic Acid Res. 19: 5081 (1991); Ohtsuka et al., J. Biol. Chem. 260: 2605-2608 (1985); Rossolini et al., Mol. Cell. Probes 8: 91-98 (1994)). The terms “nucleic acid” or “nucleic acid sequence” may also be used interchangeably with gene, cDNA, and mRNA encoded by a gene. In the context of the present invention, the nucleic acid molecule is preferably a segment of DNA. Nucleotides are indicated by their bases by the following standard abbreviations: adenine (A), cytosine (C), thymine (T), and guanine (G).

[0116] ORF: Open Reading Frame.

[0117] Plant: Any whole plant.

[0118] Plant Cell: Structural and physiological unit of a plant, comprising a protoplast and a cell wall. The plant cell may be in form of an isolated single cell or a cultured cell, or as a part of higher organized unit such as, for example, a plant tissue, a plant organ, or a whole plant.

[0119] Plant Cell Culture: Cultures of plant units such as, for example, protoplasts, cell culture cells, cells in plant tissues, pollen, pollen tubes, ovules, embryo sacs, zygotes and embryos at various stages of development.

[0120] Plant Material: Refers to leaves, stems, roots, flowers or flower parts, fruits, pollen, egg cells, zygotes, seeds, cuttings, cell or tissue cultures, or any other part or product of a plant.

[0121] Plant Organ: A distinct and visibly structured and differentiated part of a plant such as a root, stem, leaf, flower bud, or embryo.

[0122] Plant tissue: A group of plant cells organized into a structural and functional unit. Any tissue of a plant in planta or in culture is included. This term includes, but is not limited to, whole plants, plant organs, plant seeds, tissue culture and any groups of plant cells organized into structural and/or functional units. The use of this term in conjunction with, or in the absence of, any specific type of plant tissue as listed above or otherwise embraced by this definition is not intended to be exclusive of any other type of plant tissue.

[0123] Promoter: An untranslated DNA sequence upstream of the coding region that contains the binding site for RNA polymerase II and initiates transcription of the DNA. The promoter region may also include other elements that act as regulators of gene expression.

[0124] Protoplast: An isolated plant cell without a cell wall or with only parts of the cell wall.

[0125] Purified: the term “purified,” when applied to a nucleic acid or protein, denotes that the nucleic acid or protein is essentially free of other cellular components with which it is associated in the natural state. It is preferably in a homogeneous state although it can be in either a dry or aqueous solution. Purity and homogeneity are typically determined using analytical chemistry techniques such as polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography. A protein which is the predominant species present in a preparation is substantially purified. The term “purified” denotes that a nucleic acid or protein gives rise to essentially one band in an electrophoretic gel. Particularly, it means that the nucleic acid or protein is at least about 50% pure, more preferably at least about 85% pure, and most preferably at least about 99% pure.

[0126] Recombinant DNA molecule: a combination of DNA molecules that are joined together using recombinant DNA technology Regulatory Elements: Sequences involved in controlling the expression of a nucleotide sequence. Regulatory elements comprise a promoter operably linked to the nucleotide sequence of interest and termination signals. They also typically encompass sequences required for proper translation of the nucleotide sequence.

[0127] Selectable marker gene: a gene whose expression in a plant cell gives the cell a selective advantage. The selective advantage possessed by the cells transformed with the selectable marker gene may be due to their ability to grow in the presence of a negative selective agent, such as an antibiotic or a herbicide, compared to the growth of non-transformed cells. The selective advantage possessed by the transformed cells, compared to non-transformed cells, may also be due to their enhanced or novel capacity to utilize an added compound as a nutrient, growth factor or energy source. Selectable marker gene also refers to a gene or a combination of genes whose expression in a plant cell gives the cell both, a negative and a positive selective advantage.

[0128] Significant Increase: an increase in enzymatic activity that is larger than the margin of error inherent in the measurement technique, preferably an increase by about 2-fold or greater of the activity of the wild-type enzyme in the presence of the inhibitor, more preferably an increase by about 5-fold or greater, and most preferably an increase by about 1 O-fold or greater.

[0129] The terms “identical” or percent “identity” in the context of two or more nucleic acid or protein sequences, refer to two or more sequences or subsequences that are the same or have a specified percentage of amino acid residues or nucleotides that are the same, when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence, as measured using one of the following sequence comparison algorithms or by visual inspection.

[0130] Substantially identical: the phrase “substantially identical,” in the context of two nucleic acid or protein sequences, refers to two or more sequences or subsequences that have at least 60%, preferably 80%, more preferably 90-95%, and most preferably at least 99% nucleotide or amino acid residue identity, when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence, as measured using one of the following sequence comparison algorithms or by visual inspection. Preferably, the substantial identity exists over a region of the sequences that is at least about 50 residues in length, more preferably over a region of at least about 100 residues, and most preferably the sequences are substantially identical over at least about 150 residues. In a most preferred embodiment, the sequences are substantially identical over the entire length of the coding regions. Furthermore, substantially identical nucleic acid or protein sequences perform substantially the same function.

[0131] For sequence comparison, typically one sequence acts as a reference sequence to which test sequences are compared. When using a sequence comparison algorithm, test and reference sequences are input into a computer, subsequence coordinates are designated if necessary, and sequence algorithm program parameters are designated. The sequence comparison algorithm then calculates the percent sequence identity for the test sequence(s) relative to the reference sequence, based on the designated program parameters.

[0132] Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison can be conducted, e.g., by the local homology algorithm of Smith & Waterman, Adv. Appl. Math. 2: 482 (1981), by the homology alignment algorithm of Needleman & Wunsch, J. Mol. Biol. 48: 443 (1970), by the search for similarity method of Pearson & Lipman, Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 2444 (1988), by computerized implementations of these algorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or by visual inspection (see generally, Ausubel et al., infra).

[0133] One example of an algorithm that is suitable for determining percent sequence identity and sequence similarity is the BLAST algorithm, which is described in Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215: 403-410 (1990). Software for performing BLAST analyses is publicly available through the National Center for Biotechnology Information (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). This algorithm involves first identifying high scoring sequence pairs (HSPs) by identifying short words of length W in the query sequence, which either match or satisfy some positive-valued threshold score T when aligned with a word of the same length in a database sequence. T is referred to as the neighborhood word score threshold (Altschul et al, 1990). These initial neighborhood word hits act as seeds for initiating searches to find longer HSPs containing them. The word hits are then extended in both directions along each sequence for as far as the cumulative alignment score can be increased. Cumulative scores are calculated using, for nucleotide sequences, the parameters M (reward score for a pair of matching residues; always >0) and N (penalty score for mismatching residues; always <0). For amino acid sequences, a scoring matrix is used to calculate the cumulative score. Extension of the word hits in each direction are halted when the cumulative alignment score falls off by the quantity X from its maximum achieved value, the cumulative score goes to zero or below due to the accumulation of one or more negative-scoring residue alignments, or the end of either sequence is reached. The BLAST algorithm parameters W, T, and X determine the sensitivity and speed of the alignment. The BLASTN program (for nucleotide sequences) uses as defaults a wordlength (W) of 11, an expectation (E) of 10, a cutoff of 100, M=5, N=-4, and a comparison of both strands. For amino acid sequences, the BLASTP program uses as defaults a wordlength (W) of 3, an expectation (E) of 10, and the BLOSUM62 scoring matrix (see Henikoff & Henikoff, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 10915 (1989)).

[0134] In addition to calculating percent sequence identity, the BLAST algorithm also performs a statistical analysis of the similarity between two sequences (see, e.g., Karlin & Altschul, Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 5873-5787 (1993j). One measure of similarity provided by the BLAST algorithm is the smallest sum probability (P(N)), which provides an indication of the probability by which a match between two nucleotide or amino acid sequences would occur by chance. For example, a test nucleic acid sequence is considered similar to a reference sequence if the smallest sum probability in a comparison of the test nucleic acid sequence to the reference nucleic acid sequence is less than about 0.1, more preferably less than about 0.01, and most preferably less than about 0.001.

[0135] Another indication that two nucleic acid sequences are substantially identical is that the two molecules hybridize to each other under stringent conditions. The phrase “hybridizing specifically to” refers to the binding, duplexing, or hybridizing of a molecule only to a particular nucleotide sequence under stringent conditions when that sequence is present in a complex mixture (e.g., total cellular) DNA or RNA. “Bind(s) substantially” refers to complementary hybridization between a probe nucleic acid and a target nucleic acid and embraces minor mismatches that can be accommodated by reducing the stringency of the hybridization media to achieve the desired detection of the target nucleic acid sequence.

[0136] “Stringent hybridization conditions” and “stringent hybridization wash conditions” in the context of nucleic acid hybridization experiments such as Southern and Northern hybridizations are sequence dependent, and are different under different environmental parameters. Longer sequences hybridize specifically at higher temperatures. An extensive guide to the hybridization of nucleic acids is found in Tijssen (1993) Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Hybridization with Nucleic Acid Probes part I chapter 2 “Overview of principles of hybridization and the strategy of nucleic acid probe assays” Elsevier, N.Y. Generally, highly stringent hybridization and wash conditions are selected to be about 5° C. lower than the thermal melting point (T_(m)) for the specific sequence at a defined ionic strength and pH. Typically, under “stringent conditions” a probe will hybridize to its target subsequence, but to no other sequences.

[0137] The T_(m) is the temperature (under defined ionic strength and pH) at which 50% of the target sequence hybridizes to a perfectly matched probe. Very stringent conditions are selected to be equal to the T_(m) for a particular probe. An example of stringent hybridization conditions for hybridization of complementary nucleic acids which have more than 100 complementary residues on a filter in a Southern or northern blot is 50% formamide with 1 mg of heparin at 42° C., with the hybridization being carried out overnight. An example of highly stringent wash conditions is 0.15M NaCl at 72° C. for about 15 minutes. An example of stringent wash conditions is a 0.2×SSC wash at 65° C. for 15 minutes (see, Sambrook, infra, for a description of SSC buffer). Often, a high stringency wash is preceded by a low stringency wash to remove background probe signal. An example medium stringency wash for a duplex of, e.g., more than 100 nucleotides, is 1×SSC at 45° C. for 15 minutes. An example low stringency wash for a duplex of, e.g., more than 100 nucleotides, is 4-6×SSC at 40° C. for 15 minutes. For short probes (e.g., about 10 to 50 nucleotides), stringent conditions typically involve salt concentrations of less than about 1.0 M Na ion, typically about 0.01 to 1.0 M Na ion concentration (or other salts) at pH 7.0 to 8.3, and the temperature is typically at least about 30° C. Stringent conditions can also be achieved with the addition of destabilizing agents such as formamide. In general, a signal to noise ratio of 2×(or higher) than that observed for an unrelated probe in the particular hybridization assay indicates detection of a specific hybridization. Nucleic acids that do not hybridize to each other under stringent conditions are still substantially identical if the proteins that they encode are substantially identical. This occurs, e.g., when a copy of a nucleic acid is created using the maximum codon degeneracy permitted by the genetic code.

[0138] The following are examples of sets of hybridization/wash conditions that may be used to clone homologous nucleotide sequences that are substantially identical to reference nucleotide sequences of the present invention: a reference nucleotide sequence preferably hybridizes to the reference nucleotide sequence in 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 0.5 M NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA at 50° C. with washing in 2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50° C., more desirably in 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 0.5 M NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA at 50° C. with washing in 1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50° C., more desirably still in 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 0.5 M NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA at 50° C. with washing in 0.5×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50° C., preferably in 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 0.5 M NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA at 50° C. with washing in 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50° C., more preferably in 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 0.5 M NaPO₄, 1 mM EDTA at 50° C. with washing in 0.1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 65° C.

[0139] A further indication that two nucleic acid sequences or proteins are substantially identical is that the protein encoded by the first nucleic acid is immunologically cross reactive with, or specifically binds to, the protein encoded by the second nucleic acid. Thus, a protein is typically substantially identical to a second protein, for example, where the two proteins differ only by conservative substitutions.

[0140] The phrase “specifically (or selectively) binds to an antibody,” or “specifically (or selectively) immunoreactive with,” when referring to a protein or peptide, refers to a binding reaction which is determinative of the presence of the protein in the presence of a heterogeneous population of proteins and other biologics. Thus, under designated immunoassay conditions, the specified antibodies bind to a particular protein and do not bind in a significant amount to other proteins present in the sample. Specific binding to an antibody under such conditions may require an antibody that is selected for its specificity for a particular protein. For example, antibodies raised to the protein with the amino acid sequence encoded by any of the nucleic acid sequences of the invention can be selected to obtain antibodies specifically immunoreactive with that protein and not with other proteins except for polymorphic variants. A variety of immunoassay formats may be used to select antibodies specifically immunoreactive with a particular protein. For example, solid-phase ELISA immunoassays, Western blots, or immunohistochemistry are routinely used to select monoclonal antibodies specifically immunoreactive with a protein. See Harlow and Lane (1988) Antibodies, A laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Publications, New York “Harlow and Lane”), for a description of immunoassay formats and conditions that can be used to determine specific immunoreactivity. Typically a specific or selective reaction will be at least twice background signal or noise and more typically more than 10 to 100 times background.

[0141] “Conservatively modified variations” of a particular nucleic acid sequence refers to those nucleic acid sequences that encode identical or essentially identical amino acid sequences, or where the nucleic acid sequence does not encode an amino acid sequence, to essentially identical sequences. Because of the degeneracy of the genetic code, a large number of functionally identical nucleic acids encode any given polypeptide. For instance the codons CGT, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, and AGG all encode the amino acid arginine. Thus, at every position where an arginine is specified by a codon, the codon can be altered to any of the corresponding codons described without altering the encoded protein. Such nucleic acid variations are “silent variations” which are one species of “conservatively modified variations.” Every nucleic acid sequence described herein which encodes a protein also describes every possible silent variation, except where otherwise noted. One of skill will recognize that each codon in a nucleic acid (except ATG, which is ordinarily the only codon for methionine) can be modified to yield a functionally identical molecule by standard techniques. Accordingly, each “silent variation” of a nucleic acid which encodes a protein is implicit in each described sequence.

[0142] Furthermore, one of skill will recognize that individual substitutions deletions or additions that alter, add or delete a single amino acid or a small percentage of amino acids (typically less than 5%, more typically less than 1%) in an encoded sequence are “conservatively modified variations,” where the alterations result in the substitution of an amino acid with a chemically similar amino acid. Conservative substitution tables providing functionally similar amino acids are well known in the art. The following five groups each contain amino acids that are conservative substitutions for one another: Aliphatic: Glycine (G), Alanine (A), Valine (V), Leucine (L), Isoleucine (I); Aromatic: Phenylalanine (F), Tyrosine (Y), Tryptophan (W); Sulfur-containing: Methionine (M), Cysteine (C); Basic: Arginine (R), Lysine (K), Histidine (H); Acidic: Aspartic acid (D), Glutamic acid (E), Asparagine (N), Glutamine (O). See also, Creighton (1984) Proteins, W. H. Freeman and Company. In addition, individual substitutions, deletions or additions which alter, add or delete a single amino acid or a small percentage of amino acids in an encoded sequence are also “conservatively modified variations.”

[0143] A “subsequence” refers to a sequence of nucleic acids or amino acids that comprise a part of a longer sequence of nucleic acids or amino acids (e.g., protein) respectively.

[0144] Nucleic acids are “elongated” when additional nucleotides (or other analogous molecules) are incorporated into the nucleic acid. Most commonly, this is performed with a polymerase (e.g., a DNA polymerase), e.g., a polymerase which adds sequences at the 3′ terminus of the nucleic acid.

[0145] Two nucleic acids are “recombined” when sequences from each of the two nucleic acids are combined in a progeny nucleic acid. Two sequences are “directly” recombined when both of the nucleic acids are substrates for recombination. Two sequences are “indirectly recombined” when the sequences are recombined using an intermediate such as a cross-over oligonucleotide. For indirect recombination, no more than one of the sequences is an actual substrate for recombination, and in some cases, neither sequence is a substrate for recombination.

[0146] A “specific binding affinity” between two molecules, for example, a ligand and a receptor, means a preferential binding of one molecule for another in a mixture of molecules. The binding of the molecules can be considered specific if the binding affinity is about 1×10⁴ M⁻¹ to about 1×10⁶ M⁻¹ or greater.

[0147] Transformation: a process for introducing heterologous DNA into a host cell or organism.

[0148] “Transformed,” “transgenic,” and “recombinant” refer to a host organism such as a bacterium or a plant into which a heterologous nucleic acid molecule has been introduced. The nucleic acid molecule can be stably integrated into the genome of the host or the nucleic acid molecule can also be present as an extrachromosomal molecule. Such an extrachromosomal molecule can be auto-replicating. Transformed cells, tissues, or plants are understood to encompass not only the end product of a transformation process, but also transgenic progeny thereof. A “non-transformed,” “non-transgenic,” or “non-recombinant” host refers to a wild-type organism, e.g., a bacterium or plant, which does not contain the heterologous nucleic acid molecule.

Deposits

[0149] The following material has been deposited with the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, under the terms of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure. All restrictions on the availability of the deposited material will be irrevocably removed upon the granting of a patent. Clone Accession Number Date of Deposit pNOV1203 NRRL B-30049 Aug. 17, 1998 pNOV1204 NRRL B-30050 Aug. 17, 1998 pNOV1206 NRRL B-30051 Aug. 17, 1998 AtNMLc5 NRRL B-30139 May 25, 1999

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0150] The present invention concerns homologues of Arabidopsis NIM1 that are isolated from Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Brassica naputs (oilseed rape), Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), and Solanum tuberosum (potato) cDNA and genomic DNA libraries by PCR amplification. Northern data on several of the NIM1 homologues described herein indicates constitutive expression or BTH-inducibility. The homologues of the NIM1 gene described herein are predicted to encode proteins involved in the signal transduction cascade responsive to biological and chemical inducers, which leads to systemic acquired resistance in plants. The present invention also concerns the transgenic expression of such NIM1 homologues in plants to increase SAR gene expression and enhance disease resistance.

[0151] The DNA sequences of the invention can be isolated using the techniques described in the examples below, or by PCR using the sequences set forth in the sequence listing as the basis for constructing PCR primers. For example, oligonucleotides having the sequence of approximately the first and last 20-25 consecutive nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:7 (e.g., nucleotides 1-20 and 1742-1761 of SEQ ID NO:7) can be used as PCR primers to amplify the cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:7) directly from a cDNA library from the source plant (Arabidopsis thaliana). The other DNA sequences of the invention can likewise be amplified by PCR from cDNA or genomic DNA libraries of the respective plants using the ends of the DNA sequences set forth in the sequence listing as the basis for PCR primers.

[0152] The transgenic expression of the NIM1 homologues of the invention in plants is predicted to result in immunity to a wide array of plant pathogens, which include, but are not limited to viruses or viroids, e.g. tobacco or cucumber mosaic virus, ringspot virus or necrosis virus, pelargonium leaf curl virus, red clover mottle virus, tomato bushy stunt virus, and like viruses; fungi, e.g. oomycetes such as Phythophthora parasitica and Peronospora tabacina; bacteria, e.g. Pseudomonas syringae and Pseudomonas tabaci; insects such as aphids, e.g. Myzus persicae; and lepidoptera, e.g., Heliothus spp.; and nematodes, e.g., Meloidogyne incognita. The vectors and methods of the invention are useful against a number of disease organisms of maize including but not limited to downy mildews such as Scleropthora macrospora, Sclerophthora rayissiae, Sclerospora graminicola, Peronosclerospora sorghi, Peronosclerospora philippinensis, Peronosclerospora sacchari and Peronosclerospora maydis; rusts such as Puccinia sorphi, Puccinia polysora and Physopella zeae; other fungi such as Cercospora zeae-maydis, Colletotrichum graminicola, Fusarium monoliforme, Gibberella zeae, Exserohilum turcicum, Kabatiellu zeae, Erysiphe graminis, Septoria and Bipolaris maydis; and bacteria such as Erwinia stewartii.

[0153] The methods of the present invention can be utilized to confer disease resistance to a wide variety of plants, including gymnosperms, monocots, and dicots. Although disease resistance can be conferred upon any plants falling within these broad classes, it is particularly useful in agronomically important crop plants, such as rice, wheat, barley, rye, rape, corn, potato, carrot, sweet potato, sugar beet, bean, pea, chicory, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, radish, spinach, asparagus, onion, garlic, eggplant, pepper, celery, carrot, squash, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, apple, pear, quince, melon, plum, cherry, peach, nectarine, apricot, strawberry, grape, raspberry, blackberry, pineapple, avocado, papaya, mango, banana, soybean, tobacco, tomato, sorghum and sugarcane.

[0154] A NIM1 homologue coding sequence of the present invention may be inserted into an expression cassette designed for plants to construct a chimeric gene according to the invention using standard genetic engineering techniques. The choice of specific regulatory sequences such as promoter, signal sequence, 5′ and 3′ untranslated sequences, and enhancer appropriate for the achieving the desired pattern and level of expression in the chosen plant host is within the level of skill of the routineer in the art. The resultant molecule, containing the individual elements linked in proper reading frame, may be inserted into a vector capable of being transformed into a host plant cell.

[0155] Examples of promoters capable of functioning in plants or plant cells (i.e., those capable of driving expression of associated coding sequences such as those coding for NIM1 homologues in plant cells) include the Arabidopsis and maize ubiquitin promoters; cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 19S or 35S promoters and CaMV double promoters; rice actin promoters; PR-1 promoters from tobacco, Arabidopsis, or maize; nopaline synthase promoters; small subunit of ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (ssuRUBISCO) promoters, and the like. Especially preferred is the Arabidopsis ubiquitin promoter. The promoters themselves may be modified to manipulate promoter strength to increase expression of the associated coding sequence in accordance with art-recognized procedures. Preferred promoters for use with the present invention are those that confer high level constitutive expression.

[0156] Signal or transit peptides may be fused to the NIM1 homologue coding sequence in the chimeric DNA constructs of the invention to direct transport of the expressed protein to the desired site of action. Examples of signal peptides include those natively linked to the plant pathogenesis-related proteins, e.g. PR-1, PR-2, and the like. See, e.g., Payne et al., 1988. Examples of transit peptides include the chloroplast transit peptides such as those described in Von Heijne et al. (1991), Mazur et al. (1987), and Vorst et al. (1988); and mitochondrial transit peptides such as those described in Boutry et al. (1987). Also included are sequences that result in localization of the encoded protein to various cellular compartments such as the vacuole. See, for example, Neuhaus et al. (1991) and Chrispeels (1991).

[0157] The chimeric DNA construct(s) of the invention may contain multiple copies of a promoter or multiple copies of a NIM1 homologue coding sequence of the present invention. In addition, the construct(s) may include coding sequences for markers and coding sequences for other peptides such as signal or transit peptides, each in proper reading frame with the other functional elements in the DNA molecule. The preparation of such constructs are within the ordinary level of skill in the art.

[0158] Useful markers include peptides providing herbicide, antibiotic or drug resistance, such as, for example, resistance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, hygromycin, kanamycin, G418, gentamycin, lincomycin, methotrexate, glyphosate, phosphinothricin, or the like. These markers can be used to select cells transformed with the chimeric DNA constructs of the invention from untransformed cells. Other useful markers are peptidic enzymes which can be easily detected by a visible reaction, for example a color reaction, for example luciferase, β-glucuronidase, or β-galactosidase.

[0159] Chimeric genes designed for plant expression such as those described herein can be introduced into the plant cell in a number of art-recognized ways. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the choice of method might depend on the type of plant (i.e. monocot or dicot) and/or organelle (i.e. nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria) targeted for transformation. Suitable methods of transforming plant cells include microinjection (Crossway et al, 1986), electroporation (Riggs et al., 1986), Agrobacterium mediated transformation (Hinchee et al., 1988; Ishida et al., 1996), direct gene transfer (Paszkowski et al., 1984; Hayashimoto et al., 1990), and ballistic particle acceleration using devices available from Agracetus, Inc., Madison, Wis. and Dupont, Inc., Wilmington, Del. (see, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050; and McCabe et al, 1988). See also, Weissinger et al. (1988); Sanford et al. (1987) (onion); Christou et al. (1988) (soybean); McCabe et al. (1988) (soybean); Datta et al. (1990) (rice); Klein et al. (1988) (maize); Klein et al. (1988) (maize); Klein et al. (1988) (maize); Fromm et al. (1990); and Gordon-Kamm et al. (1990) (maize); Svab et al. (1990) (tobacco chloroplasts); Gordon-Kamm et al. (1993) (maize); Shimamoto et al. (1989) (rice); Christou et al. (1991) (rice); Datta et al. (1990) (rice); European Patent Application EP 0 332 581 (orchardgrass and other Pooideae); Vasil et al. (1993) (wheat); Weeks et al. (1993) (wheat); Wan et al. (1994) (barley); Jahne et al. (1994) (barley); Umbeck et al. (1987) (cotton); Casas et al. (1993) (sorghum); Somers et al. (1992) (oats); Torbert et al. (1995) (oats); Weeks et al., (1993) (wheat); WO 94/13822 (wheat); and Nehra et al. (1994) (wheat). A particularly preferred set of embodiments for the introduction of recombinant DNA molecules into maize by microprojectile bombardment can be found in Koziel et al. (1993); Hill et al. (1995) and Koziel et al. (1996). An additional preferred embodiment is the protoplast transformation method for maize as disclosed in EP 0 292 435.

[0160] Once a chimeric gene comprising a NIM1 homologue coding sequence has been transformed into a particular plant species, it may be propagated in that species or moved into other varieties of the same species, particularly including commercial varieties, using traditional breeding techniques. Particularly preferred plants of the invention include the agronomically important crops listed above. The genetic properties engineered into the transgenic seeds and plants described above are passed on by sexual reproduction and can thus be maintained and propagated in progeny plants.

EXAMPLES

[0161] The invention is illustrated in further detail by the following detailed procedures, preparations, and examples. The examples are for illustration only, and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Standard recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques used here are well known in the art and are described by Sambrook, et al., 1989; by T. J. Silhavy, M. L. Berman, and L. W. Enquist, 1984; and by Ausubel, F. M. et al., 1987.

[0162] I. Isolation of Homologues of the Arabidopsis NIM1 Gene

Example 1 Isolation of a NIM1 Homologue from Nicotiana tabacum

[0163] Plasmid DNA from a mass excision of phage from a tobacco cDNA library is used as a template for PCR using the following primer pairs: 5′-AGATTATTGTCAAGTCTAATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:9)+5′-TTCCATGTACCTTTGCTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:10), and 5′-GCGGATCCATGGATAATAGTAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:11)+5′-GCGGATCCTATTTCCTAAAAGGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:12). Cycling conditions are preferably 94 degrees for one minute, 40 degrees for one minute, and 72 degrees for 1.5 minutes, and the reaction is preferably carried out for 40 cycles. PCR products are run out on agarose gels, excised, and cloned into pCRII-TOPO (Invitrogen).

[0164] The full-length cDNA sequence of this tobacco NIM1 homologue is shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and the protein encoded by this cDNA sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:2. A tobacco NIM1 homologue comprising SEQ ID NO:1 has been deposited as pNOV1206 with the NRRL (Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, U.S.A) on Aug. 17, 1998, and assigned accession no. NRRL B-30051.

Example 2 Isolation of a NIM1 Homologue from Lycopersicon esculentum

[0165] Phagemids are excised from λ ZAPII cDNA libraries of tomato using a protocol from Stratagene. Phagemids (plasmids) are mass-transformed into E. coli XLI-Blue in 10 pools of about 80,000 clones each and DNA is extracted from these pools. The pools are screened by PCR for the presence of NIM1 homologues by PCR using the following primers: 5′-AGATTATTGTCAAGTCTAATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:9) and 5′-TTCCATGTACCTTTGCTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:10).

[0166] Sequences amplified from the pools are confirmed to contain NIM1 homologues by cloning the PCR-amplified DNA fragment and sequencing. Pools are made successively smaller and screened by PCR using the same primers mentioned above for the presence of the NIM1 homologues until a single clone containing the homologue is obtained. In the event that the cDNA clone contains a partial gene missing the 5′ end, 5′ RACE (Rapid Amplification of EDNA Ends) is used to obtain the full-length sequence of the gene.

[0167] The full-length cDNA sequence of this tomato NIM1 homologue is shown in SEQ ID NO:3, and the protein encoded by this cDNA sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:4. A tomato NIM1 homologue comprising SEQ ID NO:3 has been deposited as pNOV1204 with the NRRL (Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, U.S.A) on Aug. 17, 1998, and assigned accession no. NRRL B-30050.

Example 3 Isolation of a NIM1 Homologue from Brassica napus

[0168] Phagemids are excised from λ ZAPII cDNA libraries of Brassica napus using a protocol from Stratagene. Phagemids (plasmids) are mass-transformed into E. coli XL1-Blue in 10 pools of about 80,000 clones each and DNA is extracted from these pools. The pools are screened by PCR for the presence of NIM1 homologues by PCR using the following primers: 5′-AGATTATTGTCAAGTCTAATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:9) and 5′-TTCCATGTACCTTTGCTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:10).

[0169] Sequences amplified from the pools are confirmed to contain NIM1 homologues by cloning the PCR-amplified DNA fragment and sequencing. Pools are made successively smaller and screened by PCR using the same primers mentioned above for the presence of the NIM1 homologues until a single clone containing the homologue is obtained. In the event that the cDNA clone contains a partial gene, missing the 5′ end, 5′ RACE (Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends) is used to obtain the full-length sequence of the gene.

[0170] A partial cDNA sequence of this Brassica napus NIM1 homologue is shown in SEQ ID NO:5, and the protein encoded by this cDNA sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:6. A Brassica napus NIM1 homologue comprising SEQ ID NO:5 has been deposited as pNOV1203 with the NRRL (Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, U.S.A) on Aug. 17, 1998, and assigned accession no. NRRL B-30049.

Example 4 Isolation of a NIM1 Homologue from Arabidopsis thaliana

[0171] BLAST searches using the Arabidopsis or tomato NIM1 amino acid sequences as queries detect GenBank entry B26306, which contains Arabidopsis genomic sequence from the Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) F18D8. Part of the BAC sequence is predicted to encode a protein with significant similarity (47% amino acid identity) to NIM1. The following primers are designed to regions of the F 18D8 sequence: 5′-TCAAGGCCTTGGATTCAGATG-3′ and (SEQ ID NO:13) 5′-ATTAACTGCGCTACGTCCGTC-3′. (SEQ ID NO:14)

[0172] The primers are used in a PCR reaction with DNA from a pFL61-based Arabidopsis cDNA library as a template. Preferable cycling conditions are 94 degrees for 30 seconds, 53 degrees for 30 seconds, 72 degrees for 30 seconds. The reaction is preferably run for 40 cycles. A PCR product of the predicted size (290 base pairs) is detected, and the cDNA clone corresponding to the F18D8 primers is purified from the cDNA library by sequential purification by passage of increasingly smaller amounts of the library through E. coli and re-diagnosis of the presence of the clone by PCR. Ultimately, a single positive clone is obtained and sequenced. The sequence of the clone confirms the presence of an open reading frame with significant homology to NIM1.

[0173] A full-length cDNA sequence of this Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue is shown in SEQ ID NO:7, and the protein encoded by this cDNA sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO:8. An Arabidopsis thaliana NIM1 homologue comprising SEQ ID NO:7 has been deposited as AtNMLc5 in E. coli with the NRRL (Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, U.S.A) on May 25, 1999, and assigned accession no. NRRL B-30139.

Example 5 Design of Degenerate Primers

[0174] In addition to the NIM1 gene (Ryals et al., 1997) and the NIM-like gene described above in Example 4 (AtNMLc5-SEQ ID NO:7), Arabidopsis thaliana contains three other NIM-like (NML) genomic sequences: AtNMLc2 (SEQ ID NO:15), AtNMLc4-1 (SEQ ID NO:17), and AtNMLc4-2 (SEQ ID NO:19), where c[#] stands for the chromosome number on which the particular NML gene is located. Using the GCG Seqweb multiple sequence alignment program (Pretty, Wis. Genetics Computer Group), the NIM1 sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana (Ryals et al., 1997), Nicotiana tabacum (Example 1-SEQ ID NO:1), and Lycopersicon esculentum (Example 2-SEQ ID NO:3), as well as the NML sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana (SEQ ID NO:7, 15, 17, and 19) are aligned. Based on this alignment, three regions emerge with sufficient conservation to design degenerate PCR primers for PCR amplification of NIM1 homologues from other crop species, including sugarbeet, sunflower, potato, and canola. The primers designed from these conserved regions are listed below in Table 1. The NIM1 (A-D) primers are designed using a lineup with only the NIM1 genes from Arabidopsis thaliana (Ryals et al., 1997), Nicotiana tabacum (Example 1—SEQ ID NO:1), and Lycopersicon esculentum (Example 2—SEQ ID NO:3). The NIM 2(A-D) primers are designed using a lineup with these three sequences in addition to the four NML sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana (SEQ ID NO:7, 15, 17, and 19). Primers are preferably synthesized by Genosys Biotechnologies, Inc. (The Woodlands, Texas). Positions of degeneracy are indicated in Table I by the notation of more than one base at a single site in the oligonucleotide. “Orientation” designates whether the primer is directed towards the 3′ end (Downstream) or the 5′ end (Upstream) of the cDNA. TABLE 1 Degenerate Primers Primer Sequence (5′ to 3′) SEQ ID NO: Orientation NIM 1A GAGATTATTGTCAAGTCTAATGTAGATA SEQ ID NO:21 Downstream   T                    T NIM 1B ACTGGACTCGGATGATATTGAATTA SEQ ID NO:22 Downstream  T T  T  T      G    G NIM 1C TAACTCAACATCATCAGAATCAAATGC SEQ ID NO:23 Upstream    T    T      C  G  C G NIM 1D GTTGAGCAAGAGCAACTCTATTTTCAAG SEQ ID NO:24 Upstream    T   C  CC           G           T NIM 2A TGCATAGAAATAATTGTGAAGTCTAATGTAGA SEQ ID NO:25 Downstream      T  G  TG    C      G    T NIM 2B GGCACTGGACTCAGATGATGTTGAACT SEQ ID NO:26 Downstream     T    T  T           GT NIM 2C AACTCAACATCATCAGAATCCAATGCC SEQ ID NO:27 Upstream  GT           T  G    G NIM 2D AGTTGAGCAAGGCCAACTCGATTTTCAAAAT SEQ ID NO:28 Upstream     T   C  A       T        GG            T

Example 6 PCR Amplification of NIM-like DNA Fragments From Crop Species

[0175] NIM-like DNA fragments are amplified from Arabidopsis, tomato, tobacco, sugarbeet, sunflower, potato, and canola, using either genomic DNA or cDNA as templates. The primer combinations used, along with the expected fragment sizes, are listed below in Table 2. TABLE 2 Primer combinations and DNA fragment sizes Left Primer Right Primer Fragment Size (bp) NIM 1A NIM 1D 669 NIM 1A NIM 1C 195 NIM 1B NIM 1D 499 NIM 2A NIM 2D 676 NIM 2A NIM 2C 200 NIM 2B NIM 2D 503

[0176] Degenerate primer PCR is preferably performed with Ready-To-Go PCR Beads (Amersham, Piscataway, N.J.) in a GeneAmp PCR System 9700 (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.). 20 to 40 ng of genomic DNA or 5 to 10 ng of cDNA is used in each reaction, with each primer at a final concentration of 0.8 μM. Preferable cycling parameters are as follows: 94° C. for 1 minute; 3 cycles of [94° C. for 30 seconds; 37° C. for 30 seconds; 72° C. for 2 minutes]; 35 cycles of [94° C. for 30 seconds; 60° C. for 30 seconds; 72° C. for 2 minutes]; 72° C. for 7 minutes; 4° C. hold. Reaction products are analyzed on 2% agarose gels and DNA fragments of the appropriate size are excised. DNA fragments are isolated from agarose bands using, for example, the Geneclean III Kit (BIO 101, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif.) and cloned using, for example, the TOPO TA Cloning Kit (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.). Plasmids are isolated using, for example, the CONCERT Rapid Plasmid Miniprep System (Life Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md.) and sequenced by standard protocols.

[0177] NIM-like DNA fragments are obtained from all plant species attempted, and in many cases multiple, unique NIM-like sequences are isolated. Table 3 details the NIM-like fragments that are isolated. TABLE 3 NIM-like PCR fragments Species Successful Primer Pairs PCR Template Unique Clones SEQ ID NO: Arabidopsis 1A/1D; 1B/1D Genomic DNA One Tobacco 1A/1D; 1B/1D; 2A/2D; cDNA Four SEQ ID NO: 2B/2D 29, 31, 33, and 35 Tomato 1A/1D; 1B/1D; 2A/2D; Genomic DNA, One SEQ ID NO:37 2B/2D cDNA Sugarbeet 1B/1D; 2B/2D Genomic DNA, One SEQ ID NO:39 cDNA Sunflower 2B/2D cDNA Two SEQ ID NO: 41 and 43 Potato 1A/1D; 1A/1C; 1B/1D; cDNA Three SEQ ID NO: 2A/2D; 2B/2D 45, 47, and 49 Canola 2B/2D cDNA Four SEQ ID NO: 51, 53, 55, and 57

[0178] Based on these results, the degenerate primer PCR described above can amplify NIM-like fragments from a wide variety of plant species. In particular, the primer combination of NIM 2B/NIM 2D is successful with cDNA as a template from all species attempted. The use of Ready-To-Go PCR Beads is especially preferably for obtaining products. In addition, using cDNA as a template is preferable for all samples except Arabidopsis, tomato and sugarbeet, where genomic DNA is sufficient.

Example 7 Additional Degenerate Primers

[0179] A new pair of degenerate primers is designed based on a sequence alignment of the four tobacco fragments (SEQ ID NO:29, 31, 33, and 35) and the tomato sequence (SEQ ID NO:37) for use in determining whether tomato also contains similar NIM-like sequences that are not amplified with the degenerate primers listed in Table 1. The primers designed from these fragments are listed below in Table 3 and are preferably synthesized by Genosys Biotechnologies, Inc. (The Woodlands, Texas). Positions of degeneracy are indicated in Table 3 by the notation of more than one base at a single site in the oligonucleotide. “Orientation” designates whether the primer is directed towards the 3′ end (Downstream) or the 5′ end (Upstream) of the cDNA. TABLE 4 Additional degenerate primers Primer Sequence (5′ TO 3′) SEQ ID NO: Orientation NIM 3A TAGATGAAGCATACGCTCTCCACTATGCTGT SEQ ID NO:59 Downstream        T  C  T     T  T NIM 3B GGCTCCTTACGCATGGCAGCAACATGAAGGAC SEQ ID NO:60 Upstream      T  C T           TG     C

[0180] Degenerate primer PCR is performed as described above using tomato cDNA, and potential products are cloned and sequenced. The sequence analysis reveals two classes of NIM-like fragments: the first is identical to the tomato sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:37, and the second is unique in tomato and 88% identical to the tobacco sequences shown in SEQ ID NO:31 and 33. The sequence of this new tomato sequence is presented in SEQ ID NO:61.

Example 8 Full-Length NIM-Like cDNA's

[0181] Corresponding cDNA sequences upstream and downstream from NIM-like PCR fragments are preferably obtained by RACE PCR using the SMART RACE cDNA Amplification Kit (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.). Preferably, at least three independent RACE products are sequenced for each 5′- or 3′-end in order to eliminate PCR errors. Resulting full-length cDNA sequences for Sugarbeet, Sunflower B, and Tobacco B NIM1 homologues, which correspond to the NIM-like PCR fragments shown in SEQ ID NO:39, 43, and 31 are presented as SEQ ID NO:63, 65, and 73 respectively.

[0182] NIM-like Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA's corresponding to the NIM-like genomic sequences AtNMLc2 (SEQ ID NO:15), AtNMLc4-1 (SEQ ID NO:17), and AtNMLc4-2 (SEQ ID NO:19), are preferably cloned by RT-PCR. Total RNA from Arabidopsis thaliana is reverse transcribed using oligo dT primer. The resulting first strand cDNA is amplified by PCR using specific sense and antisense oligonucleotide primers designed based on the 5′ and 3′ ends of the coding region of each genomic sequence (SEQ ID NO:15, 17, and 19). PCR fragments of the predicted sizes are cloned into a vector and sequenced to confirm that these cDNA clones correspond to the NIM-like genomic sequences. A cDNA sequence corresponding to the NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc2 (SEQ ID NO:15) is presented as SEQ ID NO:67; a full-length cDNA sequence corresponding to the NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc4-1 (SEQ ID NO:17) is presented as SEQ ID NO:69; and a full-length cDNA sequence corresponding to the NIM-like genomic sequence AtNMLc4-2 (SEQ ID NO:19) is presented as SEQ ID NO:71.

Example 9 Northern Analysis

[0183] Northern data shows that expression of the sugarbeet NIM-like clone (SEQ ID NO:39 and 63) increases three to seven fold after 100 μM or 300 μM BTH (benzo(1,2,3)thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester) treatment. Also, Northern data shows that expression of the Sunflower A NIM-like clone (SEQ ID NO:41) is constitutive. Furthermore, Northern data shows that expression of the Sunflower B NIM-like clone (SEQ ID NO:43 and 65) increases two fold after 100 μM or 300 μM BTH treatment.

[0184] II. Expression of the Gene Sequences of the Invention In Plants

[0185] A NIM1 homologue of the present invention can be incorporated into plant cells using conventional recombinant DNA technology. Generally, this involves inserting a coding sequence of the invention into an expression system to which the coding sequence is heterologous (i.e., not normally present) using standard cloning procedures known in the art. The vector contains the necessary elements for the transcription and translation of the inserted protein-coding sequences. A large number of vector systems known in the art can be used, such as plasmids, bacteriophage viruses and other modified viruses. Suitable vectors include, but are not limited to, viral vectors such as lambda vector systems λgt11, λgt10 and Charon 4; plasmid vectors such as pBI121, pBR322, pACYC177, pACYC184, pAR series, pKK223-3, pUC8, pUC9, pUC18, pUC19, pLG339, pRK290, pKC37, pKC101, pcDNAII; and other similar systems. The components of the expression system may also be modified to increase expression. For example, truncated sequences, nucleotide substitutions or other modifications may be employed. The expression systems described herein can be used to transform virtually any crop plant cell under suitable conditions. Transformed cells can be regenerated into whole plants such that the NIM1 homologue increases SAR gene expression and enhances disease resistance in the transgenic plants.

Example 10 Construction of Plant Expression Cassettes

[0186] Coding sequences intended for expression in transgenic plants are first assembled in expression cassettes behind a suitable promoter expressible in plants. The expression cassettes may also comprise any further sequences required or selected for the expression of the transgene. Such sequences include, but are not restricted to, transcription terminators, extraneous sequences to enhance expression such as introns, vital sequences, and sequences intended for the targeting of the gene product to specific organelles and cell compartments. These expression cassettes can then be easily transferred to the plant transformation vectors described below. The following is a description of various components of typical expression cassettes.

[0187] 1. Promoters

[0188] The selection of the promoter used in expression cassettes will determine the spatial and temporal expression pattern of the transgene in the transgenic plant. Selected promoters will express transgenes in specific cell types (such as leaf epidermal cells, mesophyll cells, root cortex cells) or in specific tissues or organs (roots, leaves or flowers, for example) and the selection will reflect the desired location of accumulation of the gene product. Alternatively, the selected promoter may drive expression of the gene under various inducing conditions. Promoters vary in their strength, i.e., ability to promote transcription. Depending upon the host cell system utilized, any one of a number of suitable promoters can be used, including the gene's native promoter. The following are non-limiting examples of promoters that may be used in expression cassettes.

[0189] a. Constitutive Expression, the Ubiquitin Promoter:

[0190] Ubiquitin is a gene product known to accumulate in many cell types and its promoter has been cloned from several species for use in transgenic plants (e.g. sunflower—Binet et al., 1991; maize—Christensen et al., 1989; and Arabidopsis—Norris et al., 1993). The maize ubiquitin promoter has been developed in transgenic monocot systems and its sequence and vectors constructed for monocot transformation are disclosed in the patent publication EP 0 342 926 (to Lubrizol). Taylor et al. (1993) describe a vector (pAHC25) that comprises the maize ubiquitin promoter and first intron and its high activity in cell suspensions of numerous monocotyledons when introduced via microprojectile bombardment. The Arabidopsis ubiquitin promoter is especially preferred for use with the NIM1 homologues of the present invention. The ubiquitin promoter is suitable for gene expression in transgenic plants, both monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Suitable vectors are derivatives of pAHC25 or any of the transformation vectors described in this application, modified by the introduction of the appropriate ubiquitin promoter and/or intron sequences.

[0191] b. Constitutive Expression, the CaMV 35S Promoter:

[0192] Construction of the plasmid pCGN 1761 is described in the published patent application EP 0 392 225 (Example 23). pCGN1761 contains the “double” CaMV 35S promoter and the tml transcriptional terminator with a unique EcoRI site between the promoter and the terminator and has a pUC-type backbone. A derivative of pCGN1761 is constructed which has a modified polylinker which includes NotI and XhoI sites in addition to the existing EcoRI site. This derivative is designated pCGN1761ENX. pCGN1761ENX is useful for the cloning of cDNA sequences or coding sequences (including microbial ORF sequences) within its polylinker for the purpose of their expression under the control of the 35S promoter in transgenic plants. The entire 35S promoter-coding sequence-tml terminator cassette of such a construction can be excised by HindIII, SphI, SalI, and XbaI sites 5′ to the promoter and XbaI, BamHI and BglI sites 3′ to the terminator for transfer to transformation vectors such as those described below. Furthermore, the double 35S promoter fragment can be removed by 5′ excision with HindIII, SphI, SalI, XbaI, or PstI, and 3′ excision with any of the polylinker restriction sites (EcoRI, NotI or XhoI) for replacement with another promoter. If desired, modifications around the cloning sites can be made by the introduction of sequences that may enhance translation. This is particularly useful when overexpression is desired. For example, pCGN1761ENX may be modified by optimization of the translational initiation site as described in Example 37 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,639,949.

[0193] c. Constitutive Expression, the Actin Promoter:

[0194] Several isoforms of actin are known to be expressed in most cell types and consequently the actin promoter is a good choice for a constitutive promoter. In particular, the promoter from the rice ActI gene has been cloned and characterized (McElroy et al., 1990). A 1.3 kb fragment of the promoter was found to contain all the regulatory elements required for expression in rice protoplasts. Furthermore, numerous expression vectors based on the ActI promoter have been constructed specifically for use in monocotyledons (McElroy et al., 1991). These incorporate the ActI-intron 1, AdhI 5′ flanking sequence and AdhI-intron 1 (from the maize alcohol dehydrogenase gene) and sequence from the CaMV 35S promoter. Vectors showing highest expression were fusions of 35S and ActI intron or the ActI 5′ flanking sequence and the ActI intron. Optimization of sequences around the initiating ATG (of the GUS reporter gene) also enhanced expression. The promoter expression cassettes described by McElroy et al. (1991) can be easily modified for gene expression and are particularly suitable for use in monocotyledonous hosts. For example, promoter-containing fragments is removed from the McElroy constructions and used to replace the double 35S promoter in pCGN1761ENX, which is then available for the insertion of specific gene sequences. The fusion genes thus constructed can then be transferred to appropriate transformation vectors. In a separate report, the rice ActI promoter with its first intron has also been found to direct high expression in cultured barley cells (Chibbar et al., 1993).

[0195] d. Inducible Expression, the PR-1 Promoter:

[0196] The double 35S promoter in pCGN1761 ENX may be replaced with any other promoter of choice that will result in suitably high expression levels. By way of example, one of the chemically regulatable promoters described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,614,395 may replace the double 35S promoter. The promoter of choice is preferably excised from its source by restriction enzymes, but can alternatively be PCR-amplified using primers that carry appropriate terminal restriction sites. Should PCR-amplification be undertaken, then the promoter should be re-sequenced to check for amplification errors after the cloning of the amplified promoter in the target vector. The chemically/pathogen regulatable tobacco PR-1a promoter is cleaved from plasmid pCIB 1004 (for construction, see example 21 of EP 0 332 104) and transferred to plasmid pCGN1761ENX (Uknes et al., 1992). pCIB1004 is cleaved with NcoI and the resultant 3′ overhang of the linearized fragment is rendered blunt by treatment with T4 DNA polymerase. The fragment is then cleaved with HindIII and the resultant PR-1a promoter-containing fragment is gel purified and cloned into pCGN1761ENX from which the double 35S promoter has been removed. This is done by cleavage with XhoI and blunting with T4 polymerase, followed by cleavage with HindIII and isolation of the larger vector-terminator containing fragment into which the pCIB 1004 promoter fragment is cloned. This generates a pCGN1761ENX derivative with the PR-1a promoter and the tml terminator and an intervening polylinker with unique EcoR[and NotI sites. The selected coding sequence can be inserted into this vector, and the fusion products (i.e. promoter-gene-terminator) can subsequently be transferred to any selected transformation vector, including those described infra. Various chemical regulators may be employed to induce expression of the selected coding sequence in the plants transformed according to the present invention, including the benzothiadiazole, isonicotinic acid, and salicylic acid compounds disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,523,311 and 5,614,395.

[0197] e. Inducible Expression, an Ethanol-Inducible Promoter:

[0198] A promoter inducible by certain alcohols or ketones, such as ethanol, may also be used to confer inducible expression of a coding sequence of the present invention. Such a promoter is for example the alcA gene promoter from Aspergillus nidulans (Caddick et al., 1998). In A. nidulans, the alcA gene encodes alcohol dehydrogenase I, the expression of which is regulated by the AlcR transcription factors in presence of the chemical inducer. For the purposes of the present invention, the CAT coding sequences in plasmid palcA:CAT comprising a alca gene promoter sequence fused to a minimal 35S promoter (Caddick et al., 1998) are replaced by a coding sequence of the present invention to form an expression cassette having the coding sequence under the control of the alcA gene promoter. This is carried out using methods well known in the art.

[0199] f. Inducible Expression, a Glucocorticoid-Inducible Promoter:

[0200] Induction of expression of a NIM I homologue of the present invention using systems based on steroid hormones is also contemplated. For example, a glucocorticoid-mediated induction system is used (Aoyama and Chua, 1997) and gene expression is induced by application of a glucocorticoid, for example a synthetic glucocorticoid, preferably dexamethasone, preferably at a concentration ranging from 0.1 mM to 1 mM, more preferably from 10 mM to 100 mM. For the purposes of the present invention, the luciferase gene sequences are replaced by a gene sequence encoding a NIM1 homologue to form an expression cassette having the gene sequence encoding a NIM1 homologue under the control of six copies of the GAL4 upstream activating sequences fused to the 35S minimal promoter. This is carried out using methods well known in the art. The trans-acting factor comprises the GAL4 DNA-binding domain (Keegan et al., 1986) fused to the transactivating domain of the herpes viral protein VP16 (Triezenberg et al., 1988) fused to the hormone-binding domain of the rat glucocorticoid receptor (Picard et al., 1988). The expression of the fusion protein is controlled by any promoter suitable for expression in plants known in the art or described here. This expression cassette is also comprised in the plant comprising the gene sequence encoding a NIM1 homologue fused to the 6xGAL4/minimal promoter. Thus, tissue- or organ-specificity of the fusion protein is achieved leading to inducible tissue- or organ-specificity of the NIM1 homologue.

[0201] g. Root Specific Expression:

[0202] Another pattern of gene expression is root expression. A suitable root promoter is described by de Framond (1991) and also in the published patent application EP 0 452 269. This promoter is transferred to a suitable vector such as pCGN 1761 ENX for the insertion of a selected gene and subsequent transfer of the entire promoter-gene-terminator cassette to a transformation vector of interest.

[0203] h. Wound-Inducible Promoters:

[0204] Wound-inducible promoters may also be suitable for gene expression. Numerous such promoters have been described (e.g. Xu et al., 1993); Logemann et al., 1989; Rohrmeier & Lehle, 1993; Firek et al., 1993; Warner et al., 1993) and all are suitable for use with the instant invention. Logemann et al. describe the 5′ upstream sequences of the dicotyledonous potato wunI gene. Xu et al. show that a wound-inducible promoter from the dicotyledon potato (pin2) is active in the monocotyledon rice. Further, Rohrmeier & Lehle describe the cloning of the maize WipI cDNA which is wound induced and which can be used to isolate the cognate promoter using standard techniques. Similar, Firek et al. and Warner et al. have described a wound-induced gene from the monocotyledon Asparagus officinalis, which is expressed at local wound and pathogen invasion sites. Using cloning techniques well known in the art, these promoters can be transferred to suitable vectors, fused to the genes pertaining to this invention, and used to express these genes at the sites of plant wounding.

[0205] i. Pith-Preferred Expression:

[0206] Patent Application WO 93/07278 describes the isolation of the maize trpA gene, which is preferentially expressed in pith cells. The gene sequence and promoter extending up to −1726 bp from the start of transcription are presented. Using standard molecular biological techniques, this promoter, or parts thereof, can be transferred to a vector such as pCGN 1761 where it can replace the 35S promoter and be used to drive the expression of a foreign gene in a pith-preferred manner. In fact, fragments containing the pith-preferred promoter or parts thereof can be transferred to any vector and modified for utility in transgenic plants.

[0207] j. Leaf-Specific Expression:

[0208] A maize gene encoding phosphoenol carboxylase (PEPC) has been described by Hudspeth & Grula (1989). Using standard molecular biological techniques the promoter for this gene can be used to drive the expression of any gene in a leaf-specific manner in transgenic plants.

[0209] k. Pollen-Specific Expression:

[0210] WO 93/07278 describes the isolation of the maize calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) gene which is expressed in pollen cells. The gene sequence and promoter extend up to 1400 bp from the start of transcription. Using standard molecular biological techniques, this promoter or parts thereof, can be transferred to a vector such as pCGN1761 where it can replace the 35S promoter and be used to drive the expression of a NIM1 homologue of the present invention in a pollen-specific manner.

[0211] 2. Transcriptional Terminators

[0212] A variety of transcriptional terminators are available for use in expression cassettes. These are responsible for the termination of transcription beyond the transgene and its correct polyadenylation. Appropriate transcriptional terminators are those that are known to function in plants and include the CaMV 35S terminator, the tml terminator, the nopaline synthase terminator and the pea rbcS E9 terminator. These can be used in both monocotyledons and dicotyledons. In addition, a gene's native transcription terminator may be used.

[0213] 3. Sequences for the Enhancement or Regulation of Expression

[0214] Numerous sequences have been found to enhance gene expression from within the transcriptional unit and these sequences can be used in conjunction with the genes of this invention to increase their expression in transgenic plants.

[0215] Various intron sequences have been shown to enhance expression, particularly in monocotyledonous cells. For example, the introns of the maize AdhI gene have been found to significantly enhance the expression of the wild-type gene under its cognate promoter when introduced into maize cells. Intron 1 was found to be particularly effective and enhanced expression in fusion constructs with the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (Callis et al., 1987). In the same experimental system, the intron from the maize bronze] gene had a similar effect in enhancing expression. Intron sequences have been routinely incorporated into plant transformation vectors, typically within the non-translated leader.

[0216] A number of non-translated leader sequences derived from viruses are also known to enhance expression, and these are particularly effective in dicotyledonous cells. Specifically, leader sequences from Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV, the “W-sequence”), Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus (MCMV), and Alfalfa Mosaic Virus (AMV) have been shown to be effective in enhancing expression (e.g. Gallie et al., 1987; Skuzeski et al., 1990).

[0217] 4. Targeting of the Gene Product Within the Cell

[0218] Various mechanisms for targeting gene products are known to exist in plants and the sequences controlling the functioning of these mechanisms have been characterized in some detail. For example, the targeting of gene products to the chloroplast is controlled by a signal sequence found at the amino terminal end of various proteins which is cleaved during chloroplast import to yield the mature protein (e.g. Comai et al., 1988). These signal sequences can be fused to heterologous gene products to effect the import of heterologous products into the chloroplast (van den Broeck, et al., 1985). DNA encoding for appropriate signal sequences can be isolated from the 5′ end of the cDNAs encoding the RUBISCO protein, the CAB protein, the EPSP synthase enzyme, the GS2 protein and many other proteins which are known to be chloroplast localized. See also, the section entitled “Expression With Chloroplast Targeting” in Example 37 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,639,949.

[0219] Other gene products are localized to other organelles such as the mitochondrion and the peroxisome (e.g. Unger et al., 1989). The cDNAs encoding these products can also be manipulated to effect the targeting of heterologous gene products to these organelles. Examples of such sequences are the nuclear-encoded ATPases and specific aspartate amino transferase isoforms for mitochondria. Targeting cellular protein bodies has been described by Rogers et al. (1985).

[0220] In addition, sequences have been characterized which cause the targeting of gene products to other cell compartments. Amino terminal sequences are responsible for targeting to the ER, the apoplast, and extracellular secretion from aleurone cells (Koehler & Ho, 1990). Additionally, amino terminal sequences in conjunction with carboxy terminal sequences are responsible for vacuolar targeting of gene products (Shinshi et al., 1990).

[0221] By the fusion of the appropriate targeting sequences described above to transgene sequences of interest it is possible to direct the transgene product to any organelle or cell compartment. For chloroplast targeting, for example, the chloroplast signal sequence from the RUBISCO gene, the CAB gene, the EPSP synthase gene, or the GS2 gene is fused in frame to the amino terminal ATG of the transgene. The signal sequence selected should include the known cleavage site, and the fusion constructed should take into account any amino acids after the cleavage site which are required for cleavage. In some cases this requirement may be fulfilled by the addition of a small number of amino acids between the cleavage site and the transgene ATG or, alternatively, replacement of some amino acids within the transgene sequence. Fusions constructed for chloroplast import can be tested for efficacy of chloroplast uptake by in vitro translation of in vitro transcribed constructions followed by in vitro chloroplast uptake using techniques described by Bartlett et al. (1982) and Wasmann et al. (1986). These construction techniques are well known in the art and are equally applicable to mitochondria and peroxisomes.

[0222] The above-described mechanisms for cellular targeting can be utilized not only in conjunction with their cognate promoters, but also in conjunction with heterologous promoters so as to effect a specific cell-targeting goal under the transcriptional regulation of a promoter that has an expression pattern different to that of the promoter from which the targeting signal derives.

Example 11 Construction of Plant Transformation Vectors

[0223] Numerous transformation vectors available for plant transformation are known to those of ordinary skill in the plant transformation arts, and the genes pertinent to this invention can be used in conjunction with any such vectors. The selection of vector will depend upon the preferred transformation technique and the target species for transformation. For certain target species, different antibiotic or herbicide selection markers may be preferred. Selection markers used routinely in transformation include the nptII gene, which confers resistance to kanamycin and related antibiotics (Messing & Vierra, 1982; Bevan et al., 1983), the bar gene, which confers resistance to the herbicide phosphinothricin (White et al., 1990; Spencer et al., 1990), the hph gene, which confers resistance to the antibiotic hygromycin (Blochinger & Diggelmann), and the dhfr gene, which confers resistance to methatrexate (Bourouis et al., 1983), and the EPSPS gene, which confers resistance to glyphosate (U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,940,935 and 5,188,642).

[0224] 1. Vectors Suitable for Agrobacterium Transformation

[0225] Many vectors are available for transformation using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. These typically carry at least one T-DNA border sequence and include vectors such as pBIN19 (Bevan, Nucl. Acids Res. (1984)) and pXYZ. Below, the construction of two typical vectors suitable for Agrobacterium transformation is described.

[0226] a. pCIB200 and pCIB2001:

[0227] The binary vectors pcIB200 and pCIB2001 are used for the construction of recombinant vectors for use with Agrobacterium and are constructed in the following manner. pTJS75kan is created by NarI digestion of pTJS75 (Schmidhauser & Helinski, 1985) allowing excision of the tetracycline-resistance gene, followed by insertion of an AccI fragment from pUC4K carrying an NPTII (Messing & Vierra, 1982; Bevan et al., 1983; McBride et al., 1990). XhoI linkers are ligated to the EcoR V fragment of PCIB7 which contains the left and right T-DNA borders, a plant selectable nos/nptII chimeric gene and the pUC polylinker (Rothstein et al., 1987), and the XhoI-digested fragment are cloned into SalI-digested pTJS75kan to create pCIB200 (see also EP 0 332 104, example 19). pCIB200 contains the following unique polylinker restriction sites: EcoRI, SstI, KpnI, BglII, XbaI, and SalI. pCIB2001 is a derivative of pCIB200 created by the insertion into the polylinker of additional restriction sites. Unique restriction sites in the polylinker of pCIB2001 are EcoRI, SstI, KpnI, BglII, XbaI, SalI, MluI, BclI, AvrII, ApaI, HpaI, and StuI. pCIB2001, in addition to containing these unique restriction sites also has plant and bacterial kanamycin selection, left and right T-DNA borders for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, the RK2-derived trfA function for mobilization between E. coli and other hosts, and the OriT and OriV functions also from RK2. The pCIB2001 polylinker is suitable for the cloning of plant expression cassettes containing their own regulatory signals.

[0228] b. pCIB10 and Hygromycin Selection Derivatives thereof:

[0229] The binary vector pCIB 10 contains a gene encoding kanamycin resistance for selection in plants and T-DNA right and left border sequences and incorporates sequences from the wide host-range plasmid pRK252 allowing it to replicate in both E. coli and Agrobacterium. Its construction is described by Rothstein et al. (1987). Various derivatives of pCIB10 are constructed which incorporate the gene for hygromycin B phosphotransferase described by Gritz et al., 1983). These derivatives enable selection of transgenic plant cells on hygromycin only (pCIB743), or hygromycin and kanamycin (pCIB715, pCIB717).

[0230] 2. Vectors Suitable for Non-Agrobacterium Transformation

[0231] Transformation without the use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens circumvents the requirement for T-DNA sequences in the chosen transformation vector and consequently vectors lacking these sequences can be utilized in addition to vectors such as the ones described above which contain T-DNA sequences. Transformation techniques that do not rely on Agrobacterium include transformation via particle bombardment, protoplast uptake (e.g. PEG and electroporation) and microinjection. The choice of vector depends largely on the preferred selection for the species being transformed. Below, the construction of typical vectors suitable for non-Agrobacterium transformation is described.

[0232] a. pCIB3064:

[0233] pCIB3064 is a pUC-derived vector suitable for direct gene transfer techniques in combination with selection by the herbicide basta (or phosphinothricin). The plasmid pCIB246 comprises the CaMV 35S promoter in operational fusion to the E. coli GUS gene and the CaMV 35S transcriptional terminator and is described in the PCT published application WO 93/07278. The 35S promoter of this vector contains two ATG sequences 5′ of the start site. These sites are mutated using standard PCR techniques in such a way as to remove the ATGs and generate the restriction sites SspI and PvuII. The new restriction sites are 96 and 37 bp away from the unique SalI site and 101 and 42 bp away from the actual start site. The resultant derivative of pCIB246 is designated pCIB3025. The GUS gene is then excised from pCIB3025 by digestion with SalI and SacI, the termini rendered blunt and religated to generate plasmid pCIB3060. The plasmid pJIT82 is obtained from the John Innes Centre, Norwich and the a 400 bp SmaI fragment containing the bar gene from Streptomyces viridochromogenes is excised and inserted into the HpaI site of pCIB3060 (Thompson et al., 1987). This generated pCIB3064, which comprises the bar gene under the control of the CaMV 35S promoter and terminator for herbicide selection, a gene for ampicillin resistance (for selection in E. coli) and a polylinker with the unique sites SphI, PstI, HindIII, and BamHI. This vector is suitable for the cloning of plant expression cassettes containing their own regulatory signals.

[0234] b. pSOG19 and pSOG35:

[0235] pSOG35 is a transformation vector that utilizes the E. coli gene dihydrofolate reductase (DFR) as a selectable marker conferring resistance to methotrexate. PCR is used to amplify the 35S promoter (−800 bp), intron 6 from the maize Adhl gene (−550 bp) and 18 bp of the GUS untranslated leader sequence from pSOG10. A 250-bp fragment encoding the E. coli dihydrofolate reductase type II gene is also amplified by PCR and these two PCR fragments are assembled with a SacI-PstI fragment from pB 1221 (Clontech) which comprises the pUC19 vector backbone and the nopaline synthase terminator. Assembly of these fragments generates pSOG19 which contains the 35S promoter in fusion with the intron 6 sequence, the GUS leader, the DHFR gene and the nopaline synthase terminator. Replacement of the GUS leader in pSOG19 with the leader sequence from Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus (MCMV) generates the vector pSOG35. pSOG19 and pSOG35 carry the pUC gene for ampicillin resistance and have HindIII, SphI, PstI and EcoRI sites available for the cloning of foreign substances.

Example 12 Transformation

[0236] Once the gene sequence of interest has been cloned into an expression system, it is transformed into a plant cell. Methods for transformation and regeneration of plants are well known in the art. For example, Ti plasmid vectors have been utilized for the delivery of foreign DNA, as well as direct DNA uptake, liposomes, electroporation, micro-injection, and microprojectiles. In addition, bacteria from the genus Agrobacterium can be utilized to transform plant cells. Below are descriptions of representative techniques for transforming both dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants.

[0237] 1. Transformation of Dicotyledons

[0238] Transformation techniques for dicotyledons are well known in the art and include Agrobacterium-based techniques and techniques that do not require Agrobacterium. Non-Agrobacterium techniques involve the uptake of exogenous genetic material directly by protoplasts or cells. This can be accomplished by PEG or electroporation mediated uptake, particle bombardment-mediated delivery, or microinjection. Examples of these techniques are described by Paszkowski et al., 1984; Potrykus et al., 1985; Reich et al., 1986; and Klein et al., 1987. In each case the transformed cells are regenerated to whole plants using standard techniques known in the art.

[0239] Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is a preferred technique for transformation of dicotyledons because of its high efficiency of transformation and its broad utility with many different species. Agrobacterium transformation typically involves the transfer of the binary vector carrying the foreign DNA of interest (e.g. pCIB200 or pCIB2001) to an appropriate Agrobacterium strain which may depend of the complement of vir genes carried by the host Agrobacterium strain either on a co-resident Ti plasmid or chromosomally (e.g. strain CIB542 for pCIB200 and pCIB2001 (Uknes et al., 1993). The transfer of the recombinant binary vector to Agrobacterium is accomplished by a triparental mating procedure using E. coli carrying the recombinant binary vector, a helper E. coli strain which carries a plasmid such as pRK2013 and which is able to mobilize the recombinant binary vector to the target Agrobacterium strain. Alternatively, the recombinant binary vector can be transferred to Agrobacterium by DNA transformation (Hofgen & Willmitzer, 1988).

[0240] Transformation of the target plant species by recombinant Agrobacterium usually involves co-cultivation of the Agrobacterium with explants from the plant and follows protocols well known in the art. Transformed tissue is regenerated on selectable medium carrying the antibiotic or herbicide resistance marker present between the binary plasmid T-DNA borders.

[0241] Another approach to transforming plant cells with a gene involves propelling inert or biologically active particles at plant tissues and cells. This technique is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,945,050, 5,036,006, and 5,100,792. Generally, this procedure involves propelling inert or biologically active particles at the cells under conditions effective to penetrate the outer surface of the cell and afford incorporation within the interior thereof. When inert particles are utilized, the vector can be introduced into the cell by coating the particles with the vector containing the desired gene. Alternatively, the target cell can be surrounded by the vector so that the vector is carried into the cell by the wake of the particle. Biologically active particles (e.g., dried yeast cells, dried bacterium or a bacteriophage, each containing DNA sought to be introduced) can also be propelled into plant cell tissue.

[0242] 2. Transformation of Monocotyledons

[0243] Transformation of most monocotyledon species has now also become routine. Preferred techniques include direct gene transfer into protoplasts using PEG or electroporation techniques, and particle bombardment into callus tissue. Transformations can be undertaken with a single DNA species or multiple DNA species (i.e. co-transformation) and both these techniques are suitable for use with this invention. Co-transformation may have the advantage of avoiding complete vector construction and of generating transgenic plants with unlinked loci for the gene of interest and the selectable marker, enabling the removal of the selectable marker in subsequent generations, should this be regarded desirable. However, a disadvantage of the use of co-transformation is the less than 100% frequency with which separate DNA species are integrated into the genome (Schocher et al., 1986).

[0244] Patent Applications EP 0 292 435, EP 0 392 225, and WO 93/07278 describe techniques for the preparation of callus and protoplasts from an elite inbred line of maize, transformation of protoplasts using PEG or electroporation, and the regeneration of maize plants from transformed protoplasts. Gordon-Kamm et al. (1990) and Fromm et al. (1990) have published techniques for transformation of A188-derived maize line using particle bombardment. Furthermore, WO 93/07278 and Koziel et al. (1993) describe techniques for the transformation of elite inbred lines of maize by particle bombardment. This technique utilizes immature maize embryos of 1.5-2.5 mm length excised from a maize ear 14-15 days after pollination and a PDS-1000He Biolistics device for bombardment.

[0245] Transformation of rice can also be undertaken by direct gene transfer techniques utilizing protoplasts or particle bombardment. Protoplast-mediated transformation has been described for Japonica-types and Indica-types (Zhang et al., 1988; Shimamoto et al., 1989; Datta et al., 1990). Both types are also routinely transformable using particle bombardment (Christou et al, 1991). Furthermore, WO 93/21335 describes techniques for the transformation of rice via electroporation.

[0246] Patent Application EP 0 332 581 describes techniques for the generation, transformation and regeneration of Pooideae protoplasts. These techniques allow the transformation of Dactylis and wheat. Furthermore, wheat transformation has been described by Vasil et al (1992) using particle bombardment into cells of type C long-term regenerable callus, and also by Vasil et al. (1993) and Weeks et al. (1993) using particle bombardment of immature embryos and immature embryo-derived callus. A preferred technique for wheat transformation, however, involves the transformation of wheat by particle bombardment of immature embryos and includes either a high sucrose or a high maltose step prior to gene delivery. Prior to bombardment, any number of embryos (0.75-1 mm in length) are plated onto MS medium with 3% sucrose (Murashiga & Skoog, 1962) and 3 mg/l 2,4-D for induction of somatic embryos, which is allowed to proceed in the dark. On the chosen day of bombardment, embryos are removed from the induction medium and placed onto the osmoticum (i.e. induction medium with sucrose or maltose added at the desired concentration, typically 15%). The embryos are allowed to plasmolyze for 2-3 h and are then bombarded. Twenty embryos per target plate is typical, although not critical. An appropriate gene-carrying plasmid (such as pCIB3064 or pSG35) is precipitated onto micrometer size gold particles using standard procedures. Each plate of embryos is shot with the DuPont Biolistics® helium device using a burst pressure of ˜1000 psi using a standard 80 mesh screen. After bombardment, the embryos are placed back into the dark to recover for about 24 h (still on osmoticum). After 24 hrs, the embryos are removed from the osmoticum and placed back onto induction medium where they stay for about a month before regeneration. Approximately one month later the embryo explants with developing embryogenic callus are transferred to regeneration medium (MS+1 mg/liter NAA, 5 mg/liter GA), further containing the appropriate selection agent (10 mg/l basta in the case of pCIB3064 and 2 mg/l methotrexate in the case of pSOG35). After approximately one month, developed shoots are transferred to larger sterile containers known as “GA7s” which contain half-strength MS, 2% sucrose, and the same concentration of selection agent.

[0247] Tranformation of monocotyledons using Agrobacterium has also been described. See, WO 94/00977 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,616.

[0248] III. Breeding and Seed Production

Example 13 Breeding

[0249] The plants obtained via tranformation with a gene of the present invention can be any of a wide variety of plant species, including those of monocots and dicots; however, the plants used in the method of the invention are preferably selected from the list of agronomically important target crops set forth supra. The expression of a gene of the present invention in combination with other characteristics important for production and quality can be incorporated into plant lines through breeding. Breeding approaches and techniques are known in the art. See, for example, Welsh J. R. (1981); Wood D. R. (Ed.) (1983); Mayo O. (1987); Singh, D. P. (1986); and Wricke and Weber (1986).

[0250] The genetic properties engineered into the transgenic seeds and plants described above are passed on by sexual reproduction or vegetative growth and can thus be maintained and propagated in progeny plants. Generally said maintenance and propagation make use of known agricultural methods developed to fit specific purposes such as tilling, sowing or harvesting. Specialized processes such as hydroponics or greenhouse technologies can also be applied. As the growing crop is vulnerable to attack and damages caused by insects or infections as well as to competition by weed plants, measures are undertaken to control weeds, plant diseases, insects, nematodes, and other adverse conditions to improve yield. These include mechanical measures such a tillage of the soil or removal of weeds and infected plants, as well as the application of agrochemicals such as herbicides, fungicides, gametocides, nematicides, growth regulants, ripening agents and insecticides.

[0251] Use of the advantageous genetic properties of the transgenic plants and seeds according to the invention can further be made in plant breeding, which aims at the development of plants with improved properties such as tolerance of pests, herbicides, or stress, improved nutritional value, increased yield, or improved structure causing less loss from lodging or shattering. The various breeding steps are characterized by well-defined human intervention such as selecting the lines to be crossed, directing pollination of the parental lines, or selecting appropriate progeny plants. Depending on the desired properties, different breeding measures are taken. The relevant techniques are well known in the art and include but are not limited to hybridization, inbreeding, backcross breeding, multiline breeding, variety blend, interspecific hybridization, aneuploid techniques, etc. Hybridization techniques also include the sterilization of plants to yield male or female sterile plants by mechanical, chemical, or biochemical means. Cross pollination of a male sterile plant with pollen of a different line assures that the genome of the male sterile but female fertile plant will uniformly obtain properties of both parental lines. Thus, the transgenic seeds and plants according to the invention can be used for the breeding of improved plant lines, that for example, increase the effectiveness of conventional methods such as herbicide or pestidice treatment or allow one to dispense with said methods due to their modified genetic properties. Alternatively new crops with improved stress tolerance can be obtained, which, due to their optimized genetic “equipment”, yield harvested product of better quality than products that were not able to tolerate comparable adverse developmental conditions.

Example 14 Seed Production

[0252] In seeds production, germination quality and uniformity of seeds are essential product characteristics, whereas germination quality and uniformity of seeds harvested and sold by the farmer is not important. As it is difficult to keep a crop free from other crop and weed seeds, to control seedborne diseases, and to produce seed with good germination, fairly extensive and well-defined seed production practices have been developed by seed producers, who are experienced in the art of growing, conditioning and marketing of pure seed. Thus, it is common practice for the farmer to buy certified seed meeting specific quality standards instead of using seed harvested from his own crop. Propagation material to be used as seeds is customarily treated with a protectant coating comprising herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, nematicides, molluscicides, or mixtures thereof. Customarily used protectant coatings comprise compounds such as captan, carboxin, thiram (TMTD®), methalaxyl (Apron®), and pirimiphos-methyl (Actellic®). If desired, these compounds are formulated together with further carriers, surfactants or application-promoting adjuvants customarily employed in the art of formulation to provide protection against damage caused by bacterial, fungal or animal pests. The protectant coatings may be applied by impregnating propagation material with a liquid formulation or by coating with a combined wet or dry formulation. Other methods of application are also possible such as treatment directed at the buds or the fruit.

[0253] It is a further aspect of the present invention to provide new agricultural methods, such as the methods exemplified above, which are characterized by the use of transgenic plants, transgenic plant material, or transgenic seed according to the present invention.

[0254] The seeds may be provided in a bag, container or vessel comprised of a suitable packaging material, the bag or container capable of being closed to contain seeds. The bag, container or vessel may be designed for either short term or long term storage, or both, of the seed. Examples of a suitable packaging material include paper, such as kraft paper, rigid or pliable plastic or other polymeric material, glass or metal. Desirably the bag, container, or vessel is comprised of a plurality of layers of packaging materials, of the same or differing type. In one embodiment the bag, container or vessel is provided so as to exclude or limit water and moisture from contacting the seed. In one example, the bag, container or vessel is sealed, for example heat sealed, to prevent water or moisture from entering. In another embodiment water absorbent materials are placed between or adjacent to packaging material layers. In yet another embodiment the bag, container or vessel, or packaging material of which it is comprised is treated to limit, suppress or prevent disease, contamination or other adverse affects of storage or transport of the seed. An example of such treatment is sterilization, for example by chemical means or by exposure to radiation. Comprised by the present invention is a commercial bag comprising seed of a transgenic plant comprising a gene of the present invention that is expressed in said transformed plant at higher levels than in a wild type plant, together with a suitable carrier, together with label instructions for the use thereof for conferring broad spectrum disease resistance to plants.

[0255] IV. Disease Resistance Evaluation

[0256] Disease resistance evaluation is performed by methods known in the art. See, Uknes et al. (1993); Görlach et al. (1996); Alexander et al. (1993). For example, several representative disease resistance assays are described below.

Example 15 Phytophthora parasitica (Black Shank) Resistance Assay

[0257] Assays for resistance to Phytophthora parasitica, the causative organism of black shank, are performed on six-week-old plants grown as described in Alexander et al. (1993). Plants are watered, allowed to drain well, and then inoculated by applying 10 ml of a sporangium suspension (300 sporangia/ml) to the soil. Inoculated plants are kept in a greenhouse maintained at 23-25° C. day temperature, and 20-22° C. night temperature. The wilt index used for the assay is as follows: 0=no symptoms; 1=no symptoms; 1=some sign of wilting, with reduced turgidity; 2=clear wilting symptoms, but no rotting or stunting; 3=clear wilting symptoms with stunting, but no apparent stem rot; 4=severe wilting, with visible stem rot and some damage to root system; 5=as for 4, but plants near death or dead, and with severe reduction of root system. All assays are scored blind on plants arrayed in a random design.

Example 16 Pseudomonas syringae Resistance Assay

[0258]Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci strain #551 is injected into the two lower leaves of several 6-7-week-old plants at a concentration of 10⁶ or 3×10⁶ per ml in H₂O. Six individual plants are evaluated at each time point. Pseudomonas tabaci infected plants are rated on a 5 point disease severity scale, 5=100% dead tissue, 0=no symptoms. A T-test (LSD) is conducted on the evaluations for each day and the groupings are indicated after the Mean disease rating value. Values followed by the same letter on that day of evaluation are not statistically significantly different.

Example 17 Cercospora nicotianae Resistance Assay

[0259] A spore suspension of Cercospora nicotianae (ATCC #18366) (100,000-150,000 spores per ml) is sprayed to imminent run-off onto the surface of the leaves. The plants are maintained in 100% humidity for five days. Thereafter the plants are misted with water 5-10 times per day. Six individual plants are evaluated at each time point. Cercospora nicotianae is rated on a % leaf area showing disease symptoms basis. A T-test (LSD) is conducted on the evaluations for each day and the groupings are indicated after the Mean disease rating value. Values followed by the same letter on that day of evaluation are not statistically significantly different.

Example 18 Peronospora parasitica Resistance Assay

[0260] Assays for resistance to Peronospora parasitica are performed on plants as described in Uknes et al, (1993). Plants are inoculated with a compatible isolate of P. parasitica by spraying with a conidial suspension (approximately 5×10⁴ spores per milliliter). Inoculated plants are incubated under humid conditions at 17° C. in a growth chamber with a 14-hr day/10-hr night cycle. Plants are examined at 3-14 days, preferably 7-12 days, after inoculation for the presence of conidiophores. In addition, several plants from each treatment are randomly selected and stained with lactophenol-trypan blue (Keogh et al., 1980) for microscopic examination.

[0261] The above disclosed embodiments are illustrative. This disclosure of the invention will place one skilled in the art in possession of many variations of the invention. All such obvious and foreseeable variations are intended to be encompassed by the claims.

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1 74 1 1767 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (1)..(1764) Full length tobacco cDNA sequence 1 atg gat aat agt agg act gcg ttt tct gat tcg aat gac atc agc gga 48 Met Asp Asn Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly 1 5 10 15 agc agt agt ata tgc tgc atc ggc ggc ggc atg act gaa ttt ttc tcg 96 Ser Ser Ser Ile Cys Cys Ile Gly Gly Gly Met Thr Glu Phe Phe Ser 20 25 30 ccg gag act tcg ccg gcg gag atc act tca ctg aaa cgc cta tcg gaa 144 Pro Glu Thr Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Leu Ser Glu 35 40 45 aca ctg gaa tct atc ttc gat gcg tct ttg ccg gag ttt gac tac ttc 192 Thr Leu Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Ala Ser Leu Pro Glu Phe Asp Tyr Phe 50 55 60 gcc gac gct aag ctt gtg gtt tcc ggc ccg tgt aag gaa att ccg gtg 240 Ala Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Val Ser Gly Pro Cys Lys Glu Ile Pro Val 65 70 75 80 cac cgg tgc att ttg tcg gcg agg agt ccg ttc ttt aag aat ttg ttc 288 His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ser Pro Phe Phe Lys Asn Leu Phe 85 90 95 tgc ggt aaa aag gag aag aat agt agt aag gtg gaa ttg aag gag gtg 336 Cys Gly Lys Lys Glu Lys Asn Ser Ser Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Glu Val 100 105 110 atg aaa gag cat gag gtg agc tat gat gct gta atg agt gta ttg gct 384 Met Lys Glu His Glu Val Ser Tyr Asp Ala Val Met Ser Val Leu Ala 115 120 125 tat ttg tat agt ggt aaa gtt agg cct tca cct aaa gat gtg tgt gtt 432 Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Val Arg Pro Ser Pro Lys Asp Val Cys Val 130 135 140 tgt gtg gac aat gac tgc tct cat gtg gct tgt agg cca gct gtg gca 480 Cys Val Asp Asn Asp Cys Ser His Val Ala Cys Arg Pro Ala Val Ala 145 150 155 160 ttc ctg gtt gag gtt ttg tac aca tca ttt acc ttt cag atc tct gaa 528 Phe Leu Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Thr Ser Phe Thr Phe Gln Ile Ser Glu 165 170 175 ttg gtt gac aag ttt cag aga cac cta ctg gat att ctt gac aaa act 576 Leu Val Asp Lys Phe Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu Asp Lys Thr 180 185 190 gca gca gac gat gta atg atg gtt tta tct gtt gca aac att tgt ggt 624 Ala Ala Asp Asp Val Met Met Val Leu Ser Val Ala Asn Ile Cys Gly 195 200 205 aaa gca tgc gag aga ttg ctt tca agc tgc att gag att att gtc aag 672 Lys Ala Cys Glu Arg Leu Leu Ser Ser Cys Ile Glu Ile Ile Val Lys 210 215 220 tct aat gtt gat atc ata acc ctt gat aaa gcc ttg cct cat gac att 720 Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp Lys Ala Leu Pro His Asp Ile 225 230 235 240 gta aaa caa att act gat tca cga gcg gaa ctt ggt cta caa ggg cct 768 Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala Glu Leu Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro 245 250 255 gaa agc aac ggt ttt cct gat aaa cat gtt aag agg ata cat agg gca 816 Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys Arg Ile His Arg Ala 260 265 270 ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gaa tta cta caa atg ttg cta aga gag ggg 864 Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Leu Leu Arg Glu Gly 275 280 285 cat act acc cta gat gat gca tat gct ctc cat tat gct gta gcg tat 912 His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr 290 295 300 tgc gat gca aag act aca gca gaa ctt cta gat ctt gca ctt gct gat 960 Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 att aat cat caa aat tca agg gga tac acg gtg ctg cat gtt gca gcc 1008 Ile Asn His Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 325 330 335 atg agg aaa gag cct aaa att gta gtg tcc ctt tta acc aaa gga gct 1056 Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Val Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala 340 345 350 aga cct tct gat ctg aca tcc gat gga aga aaa gca ctt caa atc gcc 1104 Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala 355 360 365 aag agg ctc act agg ctt gtg gat ttc agt aag tct ccg gag gaa gga 1152 Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Ser Lys Ser Pro Glu Glu Gly 370 375 380 aaa tct gct tcg aat gat cgg tta tgc att gag att ctg gag caa gca 1200 Lys Ser Ala Ser Asn Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala 385 390 395 400 gaa aga aga gac cct ctg cta gga gaa gct tct gta tct ctt gct atg 1248 Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Val Ser Leu Ala Met 405 410 415 gca ggc gat gat ttg cgt atg aag ctg tta tac ctt gaa aat aga gtt 1296 Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val 420 425 430 ggc ctg gct aaa ctc ctt ttt cca atg gaa gct aaa gtt gca atg gac 1344 Gly Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Lys Val Ala Met Asp 435 440 445 att gct caa gtt gat ggc act tct gag ttc cca ctg gct agc atc ggc 1392 Ile Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Pro Leu Ala Ser Ile Gly 450 455 460 aaa aag atg gct aat gca cag agg aca aca gta gat ttg aac gag gct 1440 Lys Lys Met Ala Asn Ala Gln Arg Thr Thr Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala 465 470 475 480 cct ttc aag ata aaa gag gag cac ttg aat cgg ctt aga gca ctc tct 1488 Pro Phe Lys Ile Lys Glu Glu His Leu Asn Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser 485 490 495 aga act gta gaa ctt gga aaa cgc ttc ttt cca cgt tgt tca gaa gtt 1536 Arg Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg Cys Ser Glu Val 500 505 510 cta aat aag atc atg gat gct gat gac ttg tct gag ata gct tac atg 1584 Leu Asn Lys Ile Met Asp Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Glu Ile Ala Tyr Met 515 520 525 ggg aat gat acg gca gaa gag cgt caa ctg aag aag caa agg tac atg 1632 Gly Asn Asp Thr Ala Glu Glu Arg Gln Leu Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr Met 530 535 540 gaa ctt caa gaa att ctg act aaa gca ttc act gag gat aaa gaa gaa 1680 Glu Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Phe Thr Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 tat gat aag act aac aac atc tcc tca tct tgt tcc tct aca tct aag 1728 Tyr Asp Lys Thr Asn Asn Ile Ser Ser Ser Cys Ser Ser Thr Ser Lys 565 570 575 gga gta gat aag ccc aat aag ctc cct ttt agg aaa tag 1767 Gly Val Asp Lys Pro Asn Lys Leu Pro Phe Arg Lys 580 585 2 588 PRT Nicotiana tabacum 2 Met Asp Asn Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ser Ile Cys Cys Ile Gly Gly Gly Met Thr Glu Phe Phe Ser 20 25 30 Pro Glu Thr Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Leu Ser Glu 35 40 45 Thr Leu Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Ala Ser Leu Pro Glu Phe Asp Tyr Phe 50 55 60 Ala Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Val Ser Gly Pro Cys Lys Glu Ile Pro Val 65 70 75 80 His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ser Pro Phe Phe Lys Asn Leu Phe 85 90 95 Cys Gly Lys Lys Glu Lys Asn Ser Ser Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Glu Val 100 105 110 Met Lys Glu His Glu Val Ser Tyr Asp Ala Val Met Ser Val Leu Ala 115 120 125 Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Val Arg Pro Ser Pro Lys Asp Val Cys Val 130 135 140 Cys Val Asp Asn Asp Cys Ser His Val Ala Cys Arg Pro Ala Val Ala 145 150 155 160 Phe Leu Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Thr Ser Phe Thr Phe Gln Ile Ser Glu 165 170 175 Leu Val Asp Lys Phe Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu Asp Lys Thr 180 185 190 Ala Ala Asp Asp Val Met Met Val Leu Ser Val Ala Asn Ile Cys Gly 195 200 205 Lys Ala Cys Glu Arg Leu Leu Ser Ser Cys Ile Glu Ile Ile Val Lys 210 215 220 Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp Lys Ala Leu Pro His Asp Ile 225 230 235 240 Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala Glu Leu Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro 245 250 255 Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys Arg Ile His Arg Ala 260 265 270 Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Leu Leu Arg Glu Gly 275 280 285 His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr 290 295 300 Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 Ile Asn His Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 325 330 335 Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Val Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala 340 345 350 Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala 355 360 365 Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Ser Lys Ser Pro Glu Glu Gly 370 375 380 Lys Ser Ala Ser Asn Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala 385 390 395 400 Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Val Ser Leu Ala Met 405 410 415 Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val 420 425 430 Gly Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Lys Val Ala Met Asp 435 440 445 Ile Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Pro Leu Ala Ser Ile Gly 450 455 460 Lys Lys Met Ala Asn Ala Gln Arg Thr Thr Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala 465 470 475 480 Pro Phe Lys Ile Lys Glu Glu His Leu Asn Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser 485 490 495 Arg Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg Cys Ser Glu Val 500 505 510 Leu Asn Lys Ile Met Asp Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser Glu Ile Ala Tyr Met 515 520 525 Gly Asn Asp Thr Ala Glu Glu Arg Gln Leu Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr Met 530 535 540 Glu Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Thr Lys Ala Phe Thr Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 Tyr Asp Lys Thr Asn Asn Ile Ser Ser Ser Cys Ser Ser Thr Ser Lys 565 570 575 Gly Val Asp Lys Pro Asn Lys Leu Pro Phe Arg Lys 580 585 3 1731 DNA Lycopersicon esculentum CDS (1)..(1728) Full length tomato cDNA sequence 3 atg gat agt aga act gct ttt tcg gat tcc aat gat att agt gga agc 48 Met Asp Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 4 576 PRT Lycopersicon esculentum 4 Met Asp Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe Ser Asp Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ile Cys Cys Met Asn Glu Ser Glu Thr Ser Leu Ala Asp Val 20 25 30 Asn Ser Leu Lys Arg Leu Ser Glu Thr Leu Glu Ser Ile Phe Asp Ala 35 40 45 Ser Ala Pro Asp Phe Asp Phe Phe Ala Asp Ala Lys Leu Leu Ala Pro 50 55 60 Gly Gly Lys Glu Ile Pro Val His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ser 65 70 75 80 Pro Phe Phe Lys Asn Val Phe Cys Gly Lys Asp Ser Ser Thr Lys Leu 85 90 95 Glu Leu Lys Glu Leu Met Lys Glu Tyr Glu Val Ser Phe Asp Ala Val 100 105 110 Val Ser Val Leu Ala Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Val Arg Pro Ala Ser 115 120 125 Lys Asp Val Cys Val Cys Val Asp Asn Glu Cys Leu His Val Ala Cys 130 135 140 Arg Pro Ala Val Ala Phe Met Val Gln Val Leu Tyr Ala Ser Phe Thr 145 150 155 160 Phe Gln Ile Ser Gln Leu Val Asp Lys Phe Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp 165 170 175 Ile Leu Asp Lys Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Val Met Met Val Leu Ser Val 180 185 190 Ala Asn Ile Cys Gly Lys Ala Cys Glu Arg Leu Leu Ser Arg Cys Ile 195 200 205 Asp Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp Lys Ser 210 215 220 Leu Pro His Asp Ile Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala Glu Leu 225 230 235 240 Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys 245 250 255 Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Met 260 265 270 Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His 275 280 285 Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp 290 295 300 Leu Ser Leu Ala Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Pro Arg Gly His Thr Val 305 310 315 320 Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu 325 330 335 Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys 340 345 350 Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Lys 355 360 365 Ser Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Ser Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu 370 375 380 Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Ser Leu Ala Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr 405 410 415 Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Phe Pro Met Glu Ala 420 425 430 Lys Val Ala Met Asp Ile Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Thr Ser Glu Leu Pro 435 440 445 Leu Ala Ser Met Arg Lys Lys Ile Ala Asp Ala Gln Arg Thr Thr Val 450 455 460 Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala Pro Phe Lys Met Lys Glu Glu His Leu Asn Arg 465 470 475 480 Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser Arg Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro 485 490 495 Arg Cys Ser Glu Val Leu Asn Lys Ile Met Asp Ala Asp Asp Leu Ser 500 505 510 Glu Ile Ala Tyr Met Gly Asn Asp Thr Val Glu Glu Arg Gln Leu Lys 515 520 525 Lys Gln Arg Tyr Met Glu Leu Gln Glu Ile Leu Ser Lys Ala Phe Thr 530 535 540 Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu Phe Ala Lys Thr Asn Met Ser Ser Ser Cys Ser 545 550 555 560 Ser Thr Ser Lys Gly Val Asp Lys Pro Asn Asn Leu Pro Phe Arg Lys 565 570 575 5 1740 DNA Brassica napus CDS (1)..(1737) Canola cDNA sequence 5 atg gag acc att gct rga ttt gat gat ttc tat gag atc agc agc act 48 Met Glu Thr Ile Ala Xaa Phe Asp Asp Phe Tyr Glu Ile Ser Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 agc ttc cyc gcc gca ccg gcg cca acc gat aac tcc gga tca tcc acc 96 Ser Phe Xaa Ala Ala Pro Ala Pro Thr Asp Asn Ser Gly Ser Ser Thr 20 25 30 gtc twc ccg acg gag ctt ytc acc aga ccc gag gta tcc gcg ttt caa 144 Val Xaa Pro Thr Glu Leu Xaa Thr Arg Pro Glu Val Ser Ala Phe Gln 35 40 45 ctc ctc tcc aac agc ctc gag tcc gtc ttc gac tcg ccg gaa gcg ttc 192 Leu Leu Ser Asn Ser Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp Ser Pro Glu Ala Phe 50 55 60 tac agc gac gcc aag ctt gtt ctc tcc gac gac aag gaa gta tcc ttc 240 Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Lys Glu Val Ser Phe 65 70 75 80 cac cgt tgc att ctc tcg gcg aga agc ctc ttc ttc aag gcc gct ttg 288 His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe Phe Lys Ala Ala Leu 85 90 95 rca gcc gcc gag aag gtg cag aag tcc acc ccc gtg aag ctc gag ctg 336 Xaa Ala Ala Glu Lys Val Gln Lys Ser Thr Pro Val Lys Leu Glu Leu 100 105 110 aag aca ctc gcg gcg gaa tac gac gtc ggg ttc gat tct gtg gtg gct 384 Lys Thr Leu Ala Ala Glu Tyr Asp Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val Val Ala 115 120 125 gtt ctg gcg tac gtt tac agc ggc aga gtg agg ccg cct ccg aag gga 432 Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg Pro Pro Pro Lys Gly 130 135 140 gtt tct gaa tgc gca gac gak agc tgc tgc cac gtg gcg tgc cgt ccg 480 Val Ser Glu Cys Ala Asp Xaa Ser Cys Cys His Val Ala Cys Arg Pro 145 150 155 160 gct gtg gat ttc atg gtg gag gtt ctc tac ttg gct ttc gtc ttc cag 528 Ala Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ala Phe Val Phe Gln 165 170 175 att cag gaa ctg gtt acc atg tat cag agg cat tta ctg gat gtt gta 576 Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Met Tyr Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp Val Val 180 185 190 gac aaa gtt awc ata gaa gac act ttg gtc gtc ctc aag ctt gct aac 624 Asp Lys Val Xaa Ile Glu Asp Thr Leu Val Val Leu Lys Leu Ala Asn 195 200 205 atc tgc ggt aaa gcg tgc aag aag cta ttc gat aag tgc aga gag atc 672 Ile Cys Gly Lys Ala Cys Lys Lys Leu Phe Asp Lys Cys Arg Glu Ile 210 215 220 att gtc aag tct aac gtg gat gtt gtt act cta aag aag tca ttg cct 720 Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Val Val Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Pro 225 230 235 240 gag rac att gcc aag caa gta atc gat atc cgc aaa gag ctc ggc ttg 768 Glu Xaa Ile Ala Lys Gln Val Ile Asp Ile Arg Lys Glu Leu Gly Leu 245 250 255 gag gta gct gaa cca gag aaa cat gtc tcc aac ata cac aag gcg ctt 816 Glu Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Lys His Val Ser Asn Ile His Lys Ala Leu 260 265 270 gag tca gac gat ctt gac ctt gtc gtt atg ctt ttg aaa gag ggc cac 864 Glu Ser Asp Asp Leu Asp Leu Val Val Met Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly His 275 280 285 acg aat cta gac gaa gcg tat gct ctc cat ttt gct gtt gcg tat tgc 912 Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys 290 295 300 gat gag aag aca gcg agg aat ctc ctg gaa ctg ggg ttt gcg gat gtc 960 Asp Glu Lys Thr Ala Arg Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Gly Phe Ala Asp Val 305 310 315 320 aac cgg aga aac ccg aga ggg tac acg gta att cac gtc gct gcg atg 1008 Asn Arg Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Ile His Val Ala Ala Met 325 330 335 agg aaa gag ccg aca ctg ata gca ttg ttg ttg acg aaa ggg gct aat 1056 Arg Lys Glu Pro Thr Leu Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Asn 340 345 350 gca tta gaa atg tct ttg gac ggg aga act gct ctg ttg atc gcg aaa 1104 Ala Leu Glu Met Ser Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Leu Ile Ala Lys 355 360 365 caa gtc act aag gcg gcc gag tgt tgt att ctg gag aaa ggg aag tta 1152 Gln Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Glu Cys Cys Ile Leu Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu 370 375 380 gct gcc aaa ggc gga gta tgt gta gag ata ctc aag caa cca gac aac 1200 Ala Ala Lys Gly Gly Val Cys Val Glu Ile Leu Lys Gln Pro Asp Asn 385 390 395 400 aca cga gaa cca ttt cct gaa gat gtt tct ccc tcc ctt gca gtg gct 1248 Thr Arg Glu Pro Phe Pro Glu Asp Val Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Val Ala 405 410 415 gct gat caa ttc aag ata agg ttg att gat ctt gaa aac aga gtt caa 1296 Ala Asp Gln Phe Lys Ile Arg Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gln 420 425 430 atg gct cga tgt ctc tat cca atg gaa gca caa gtt gca atg gat ttc 1344 Met Ala Arg Cys Leu Tyr Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Val Ala Met Asp Phe 435 440 445 gcc cga atg aag gga aca cgc gag ttt gtc gtg acg aca gca act gac 1392 Ala Arg Met Lys Gly Thr Arg Glu Phe Val Val Thr Thr Ala Thr Asp 450 455 460 cta cac atg gaa cct ttc aag ttc gta gaa atg cat cag agt aga cta 1440 Leu His Met Glu Pro Phe Lys Phe Val Glu Met His Gln Ser Arg Leu 465 470 475 480 aca gcg ctt tct aaa act gtg gaa ttc ggg aaa cgc ttc ttc cca cgc 1488 Thr Ala Leu Ser Lys Thr Val Glu Phe Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg 485 490 495 tgt tcg aaa gtg ctc gat gat att gtg gac tct gag gac ttg act ata 1536 Cys Ser Lys Val Leu Asp Asp Ile Val Asp Ser Glu Asp Leu Thr Ile 500 505 510 ctg gct ctc gta gaa gaa gac act cct gag caa cga caa caa aag agg 1584 Leu Ala Leu Val Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Gln Arg Gln Gln Lys Arg 515 520 525 cag agg ttc atg gaa ata cag gag att gtt caa atg gcg ttt agt aaa 1632 Gln Arg Phe Met Glu Ile Gln Glu Ile Val Gln Met Ala Phe Ser Lys 530 535 540 gac aag gag gat ctt gga aag tcg tct ctc tca gct tcg tct tct tcc 1680 Asp Lys Glu Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser 545 550 555 560 aca tcc aaa tta act ggt aaa aag agg tct att gct aaa ccc tct cac 1728 Thr Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Lys Lys Arg Ser Ile Ala Lys Pro Ser His 565 570 575 cgg cgt cgg tga 1740 Arg Arg Arg 6 579 PRT Brassica napus Misc_Feature (6)...(6) Xaa is either Gly or Arg 6 Met Glu Thr Ile Ala Xaa Phe Asp Asp Phe Tyr Glu Ile Ser Ser Thr 1 5 10 15 Ser Phe Xaa Ala Ala Pro Ala Pro Thr Asp Asn Ser Gly Ser Ser Thr 20 25 30 Val Xaa Pro Thr Glu Leu Xaa Thr Arg Pro Glu Val Ser Ala Phe Gln 35 40 45 Leu Leu Ser Asn Ser Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp Ser Pro Glu Ala Phe 50 55 60 Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Lys Glu Val Ser Phe 65 70 75 80 His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe Phe Lys Ala Ala Leu 85 90 95 Xaa Ala Ala Glu Lys Val Gln Lys Ser Thr Pro Val Lys Leu Glu Leu 100 105 110 Lys Thr Leu Ala Ala Glu Tyr Asp Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val Val Ala 115 120 125 Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg Pro Pro Pro Lys Gly 130 135 140 Val Ser Glu Cys Ala Asp Xaa Ser Cys Cys His Val Ala Cys Arg Pro 145 150 155 160 Ala Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ala Phe Val Phe Gln 165 170 175 Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Met Tyr Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp Val Val 180 185 190 Asp Lys Val Xaa Ile Glu Asp Thr Leu Val Val Leu Lys Leu Ala Asn 195 200 205 Ile Cys Gly Lys Ala Cys Lys Lys Leu Phe Asp Lys Cys Arg Glu Ile 210 215 220 Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Val Val Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Pro 225 230 235 240 Glu Xaa Ile Ala Lys Gln Val Ile Asp Ile Arg Lys Glu Leu Gly Leu 245 250 255 Glu Val Ala Glu Pro Glu Lys His Val Ser Asn Ile His Lys Ala Leu 260 265 270 Glu Ser Asp Asp Leu Asp Leu Val Val Met Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly His 275 280 285 Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys 290 295 300 Asp Glu Lys Thr Ala Arg Asn Leu Leu Glu Leu Gly Phe Ala Asp Val 305 310 315 320 Asn Arg Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Ile His Val Ala Ala Met 325 330 335 Arg Lys Glu Pro Thr Leu Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Asn 340 345 350 Ala Leu Glu Met Ser Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Leu Ile Ala Lys 355 360 365 Gln Val Thr Lys Ala Ala Glu Cys Cys Ile Leu Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu 370 375 380 Ala Ala Lys Gly Gly Val Cys Val Glu Ile Leu Lys Gln Pro Asp Asn 385 390 395 400 Thr Arg Glu Pro Phe Pro Glu Asp Val Ser Pro Ser Leu Ala Val Ala 405 410 415 Ala Asp Gln Phe Lys Ile Arg Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gln 420 425 430 Met Ala Arg Cys Leu Tyr Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Val Ala Met Asp Phe 435 440 445 Ala Arg Met Lys Gly Thr Arg Glu Phe Val Val Thr Thr Ala Thr Asp 450 455 460 Leu His Met Glu Pro Phe Lys Phe Val Glu Met His Gln Ser Arg Leu 465 470 475 480 Thr Ala Leu Ser Lys Thr Val Glu Phe Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg 485 490 495 Cys Ser Lys Val Leu Asp Asp Ile Val Asp Ser Glu Asp Leu Thr Ile 500 505 510 Leu Ala Leu Val Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Gln Arg Gln Gln Lys Arg 515 520 525 Gln Arg Phe Met Glu Ile Gln Glu Ile Val Gln Met Ala Phe Ser Lys 530 535 540 Asp Lys Glu Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser 545 550 555 560 Thr Ser Lys Leu Thr Gly Lys Lys Arg Ser Ile Ala Lys Pro Ser His 565 570 575 Arg Arg Arg 7 1761 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1758) AtNMLc5 cDNA sequence 7 atg gct act ttg act gag cca tca tca tct ttg agt ttc aca tct tct 48 Met Ala Thr Leu Thr Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 cat ttc tct tat ggt tct att ggg tcc aat cac ttc tca tca agc tca 96 His Phe Ser Tyr Gly Ser Ile Gly Ser Asn His Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser 20 25 30 gct tct aat cct gaa gtt gtt agt cta acc aaa ctc agc tcc aat ctt 144 Ala Ser Asn Pro Glu Val Val Ser Leu Thr Lys Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu 35 40 45 gag cag ctt ctt agt aat tca gat tgt gat tac agt gat gca gag atc 192 Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser Asn Ser Asp Cys Asp Tyr Ser Asp Ala Glu Ile 50 55 60 att gtt gat ggt gtt cca gtt ggt gtt cat aga tgc att tta gct gca 240 Ile Val Asp Gly Val Pro Val Gly Val His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 aga agt aag ttt ttc caa gat ttg ttt aag aaa gaa aag aaa att tcg 288 Arg Ser Lys Phe Phe Gln Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Glu Lys Lys Ile Ser 85 90 95 aaa act gag aaa cca aag tat cag ttg aga gag atg tta cct tat gga 336 Lys Thr Glu Lys Pro Lys Tyr Gln Leu Arg Glu Met Leu Pro Tyr Gly 100 105 110 gct gtt gct cat gaa gct ttc ttg tat ttc ttg agt tat ata tat act 384 Ala Val Ala His Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Phe Leu Ser Tyr Ile Tyr Thr 115 120 125 ggg aga tta aag cct ttt cca ttg gag gtt tcg act tgt gtt gat cca 432 Gly Arg Leu Lys Pro Phe Pro Leu Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Pro 130 135 140 gtt tgt tct cat gat tgt tgt cga cct gcc att gat ttt gtt gtt caa 480 Val Cys Ser His Asp Cys Cys Arg Pro Ala Ile Asp Phe Val Val Gln 145 150 155 160 ttg atg tat gct tcc tct gtt ctc caa gtg cct gag cta gtt tca tct 528 Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser Ser Val Leu Gln Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Ser 165 170 175 ttt cag cgg cgg ctt tgt aac ttt gtg gag aag acc ctt gtt gag aat 576 Phe Gln Arg Arg Leu Cys Asn Phe Val Glu Lys Thr Leu Val Glu Asn 180 185 190 gtt ctt ccc att ctt atg gtt gct ttc aat tgt aag ttg act cag ctt 624 Val Leu Pro Ile Leu Met Val Ala Phe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Gln Leu 195 200 205 ctt gat cag tgt att gag aga gtg gcg agg tca gat ctt tac agg ttc 672 Leu Asp Gln Cys Ile Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Asp Leu Tyr Arg Phe 210 215 220 tgt att gaa aag gaa gtt cct ccc gaa gta gca gag aag att aaa cag 720 Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu Val Pro Pro Glu Val Ala Glu Lys Ile Lys Gln 225 230 235 240 ctt cga ctt ata tcc ccg caa gac gaa gaa acc agt ccc aag att tcg 768 Leu Arg Leu Ile Ser Pro Gln Asp Glu Glu Thr Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser 245 250 255 gag aaa ttg ctt gaa aga atc ggt aaa att ctc aag gcc ttg gat tca 816 Glu Lys Leu Leu Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Ile Leu Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser 260 265 270 gat gat gtt gag ctt gtg aag ctt ctt ttg act gag tca gat atc act 864 Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Thr 275 280 285 cta gat caa gcc aat ggt ctg cat tat tct gtt gtg tat agt gat ccg 912 Leu Asp Gln Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val Tyr Ser Asp Pro 290 295 300 aaa gtt gtt gcc gag att ctt gct ctg gat atg ggt gat gtg aac tac 960 Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Ala Leu Asp Met Gly Asp Val Asn Tyr 305 310 315 320 agg aat tcc cgg ggt tac acg gtt ctt cat ttt gct gcg atg cgt aga 1008 Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Phe Ala Ala Met Arg Arg 325 330 335 gag cca tcg atc att ata tcg ctt atc gat aaa ggc gcc aat gca tct 1056 Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser 340 345 350 gag ttt aca tct gac gga cgc agc gca gtt aat ata ttg aga aga ctg 1104 Glu Phe Thr Ser Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile Leu Arg Arg Leu 355 360 365 aca aat cca aag gat tat cat acc aaa aca gca aaa ggg cgt gaa tct 1152 Thr Asn Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Lys Gly Arg Glu Ser 370 375 380 agt aag gcc agg cta tgc atc gat ata ttg gaa aga gaa atc agg aag 1200 Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu Glu Arg Glu Ile Arg Lys 385 390 395 400 aac ccc atg gtt cta gat aca cca atg tgt tcc att tct atg cct gaa 1248 Asn Pro Met Val Leu Asp Thr Pro Met Cys Ser Ile Ser Met Pro Glu 405 410 415 gat ctc cag atg aga ctg ttg tac cta gaa aag aga gtg ggt ctt gct 1296 Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Lys Arg Val Gly Leu Ala 420 425 430 cag ttg ttc ttt cca acg gaa gct aaa gtg gct atg gac att ggt aac 1344 Gln Leu Phe Phe Pro Thr Glu Ala Lys Val Ala Met Asp Ile Gly Asn 435 440 445 gta gaa ggt aca agt gag ttc aca ggg ttg tca cct cct tca agt ggg 1392 Val Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Thr Gly Leu Ser Pro Pro Ser Ser Gly 450 455 460 tta acc gga aac ttg agt cag gtt gat tta aac gaa act cct cat atg 1440 Leu Thr Gly Asn Leu Ser Gln Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro His Met 465 470 475 480 caa acc caa aga ctt ctt act cgt atg gtg gct cta atg aaa aca gtt 1488 Gln Thr Gln Arg Leu Leu Thr Arg Met Val Ala Leu Met Lys Thr Val 485 490 495 gag act ggt cga agg ttt ttt cca tat ggt tca gag gtt cta gat aag 1536 Glu Thr Gly Arg Arg Phe Phe Pro Tyr Gly Ser Glu Val Leu Asp Lys 500 505 510 tac atg gct gag tat ata gac gac gac atc ctc gac gat ttc cat ttt 1584 Tyr Met Ala Glu Tyr Ile Asp Asp Asp Ile Leu Asp Asp Phe His Phe 515 520 525 gag aag gga tct aca cat gaa aga aga ttg aaa aga atg aga tat aga 1632 Glu Lys Gly Ser Thr His Glu Arg Arg Leu Lys Arg Met Arg Tyr Arg 530 535 540 gag ctt aag gat gat gtc caa aag gca tat agc aaa gac aaa gag tct 1680 Glu Leu Lys Asp Asp Val Gln Lys Ala Tyr Ser Lys Asp Lys Glu Ser 545 550 555 560 aag att gcg cgg tct tgt ctt tct gct tca tct tct cct tct tct tct 1728 Lys Ile Ala Arg Ser Cys Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser 565 570 575 tcc ata aga gat gat ctg cac aac aca aca tga 1761 Ser Ile Arg Asp Asp Leu His Asn Thr Thr 580 585 8 586 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 8 Met Ala Thr Leu Thr Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 His Phe Ser Tyr Gly Ser Ile Gly Ser Asn His Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser 20 25 30 Ala Ser Asn Pro Glu Val Val Ser Leu Thr Lys Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu 35 40 45 Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser Asn Ser Asp Cys Asp Tyr Ser Asp Ala Glu Ile 50 55 60 Ile Val Asp Gly Val Pro Val Gly Val His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Arg Ser Lys Phe Phe Gln Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Glu Lys Lys Ile Ser 85 90 95 Lys Thr Glu Lys Pro Lys Tyr Gln Leu Arg Glu Met Leu Pro Tyr Gly 100 105 110 Ala Val Ala His Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Phe Leu Ser Tyr Ile Tyr Thr 115 120 125 Gly Arg Leu Lys Pro Phe Pro Leu Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Pro 130 135 140 Val Cys Ser His Asp Cys Cys Arg Pro Ala Ile Asp Phe Val Val Gln 145 150 155 160 Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser Ser Val Leu Gln Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Ser 165 170 175 Phe Gln Arg Arg Leu Cys Asn Phe Val Glu Lys Thr Leu Val Glu Asn 180 185 190 Val Leu Pro Ile Leu Met Val Ala Phe Asn Cys Lys Leu Thr Gln Leu 195 200 205 Leu Asp Gln Cys Ile Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Asp Leu Tyr Arg Phe 210 215 220 Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu Val Pro Pro Glu Val Ala Glu Lys Ile Lys Gln 225 230 235 240 Leu Arg Leu Ile Ser Pro Gln Asp Glu Glu Thr Ser Pro Lys Ile Ser 245 250 255 Glu Lys Leu Leu Glu Arg Ile Gly Lys Ile Leu Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser 260 265 270 Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Thr 275 280 285 Leu Asp Gln Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val Tyr Ser Asp Pro 290 295 300 Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Ala Leu Asp Met Gly Asp Val Asn Tyr 305 310 315 320 Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Phe Ala Ala Met Arg Arg 325 330 335 Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser 340 345 350 Glu Phe Thr Ser Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile Leu Arg Arg Leu 355 360 365 Thr Asn Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Lys Gly Arg Glu Ser 370 375 380 Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu Glu Arg Glu Ile Arg Lys 385 390 395 400 Asn Pro Met Val Leu Asp Thr Pro Met Cys Ser Ile Ser Met Pro Glu 405 410 415 Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Lys Arg Val Gly Leu Ala 420 425 430 Gln Leu Phe Phe Pro Thr Glu Ala Lys Val Ala Met Asp Ile Gly Asn 435 440 445 Val Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Thr Gly Leu Ser Pro Pro Ser Ser Gly 450 455 460 Leu Thr Gly Asn Leu Ser Gln Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro His Met 465 470 475 480 Gln Thr Gln Arg Leu Leu Thr Arg Met Val Ala Leu Met Lys Thr Val 485 490 495 Glu Thr Gly Arg Arg Phe Phe Pro Tyr Gly Ser Glu Val Leu Asp Lys 500 505 510 Tyr Met Ala Glu Tyr Ile Asp Asp Asp Ile Leu Asp Asp Phe His Phe 515 520 525 Glu Lys Gly Ser Thr His Glu Arg Arg Leu Lys Arg Met Arg Tyr Arg 530 535 540 Glu Leu Lys Asp Asp Val Gln Lys Ala Tyr Ser Lys Asp Lys Glu Ser 545 550 555 560 Lys Ile Ala Arg Ser Cys Leu Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser 565 570 575 Ser Ile Arg Asp Asp Leu His Asn Thr Thr 580 585 9 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 9 agattattgt caagtctaat g 21 10 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 10 ttccatgtac ctttgcttc 19 11 23 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 11 gcggatccat ggataatagt agg 23 12 23 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 12 gcggatccta tttcctaaaa ggg 23 13 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 13 tcaaggcctt ggattcagat g 21 14 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR Primer 14 attaactgcg ctacgtccgt c 21 15 1477 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1476) AtNMLc2 genomic sequence 15 atg agc aat ctt gaa gaa tct ttg aga tct cta tcg ttg gat ttc ctg 48 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 1 5 10 15 aac cta cta atc aac ggt caa gct ttc tcc gac gtg act ttc agc gtt 96 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 20 25 30 gaa ggt cgt tta gtc cac gct cac cgt tgt atc ctc gcc gca cgg agt 144 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser 35 40 45 ctt ttc ttc cgc aaa ttc ttt tgt ggg aca gac tca cca caa cct gtc 192 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 50 55 60 aca ggt ata gac ccg acc caa cat ggg tcc gta ccc gct agc cca aca 240 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 65 70 75 80 aga ggc tcc acg gcc cca gct gga att ata cca gtg aac tca gtc ggt 288 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly 85 90 95 tat gag gtt ttt ctg ttg cta ctt cag ttt ctt tat agc gga caa gtc 336 Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val 100 105 110 tcc atc gtg ccg cag aaa cac gag cct aga cct aat tgt ggc gag aga 384 Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg 115 120 125 gga tgt tgg cac act cat tgc tca gcc gcc gtt gat ctt gct ctt gat 432 Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp 130 135 140 act ctc gcc gcc tct cgt tac ttc ggc gtc gag cag ctc gca ttg ctc 480 Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 acc cag aaa caa ttg gca agc atg gtg gag aaa gcc tct atc gaa gat 528 Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp 165 170 175 gtg atg aaa gtt tta ata gca tca aga aag caa gac atg cat caa tta 576 Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu 180 185 190 tgg acc acc tgc tct cac tta gtt atg agc aat ctt gaa gaa tct ttg 624 Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu 195 200 205 aga tct cta tcg ttg gat ttc ctg aac cta cta atc aac ggt caa gct 672 Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala 210 215 220 ttc tcc gac gtg act ttc agc gtt gaa ggt cgt tta gtc cac gct cac 720 Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His 225 230 235 240 cgt tgt atc ctc gcc gca cgg agt ctt ttc ttc cgc aaa ttc ttt tgt 768 Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys 245 250 255 ggg aca gac tca cca caa cct gtc aca ggt ata gac ccg acc caa cat 816 Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His 260 265 270 ggg tcc gta ccc gct agc cca aca aga ggc tcc acg gcc cca gct gga 864 Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly 275 280 285 att ata cca gtg aac tca gtc ggt tat gag gtt ttt ctg ttg cta ctt 912 Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu 290 295 300 cag ttt ctt tat agc gga caa gtc tcc atc gtg ccg cag aaa cac gag 960 Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu 305 310 315 320 cct aga cct aat tgt ggc gag aga gga tgt tgg cac act cat tgc tca 1008 Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser 325 330 335 gcc gcc gtt gat ctt gct ctt gat act ctc gcc gcc tct cgt tac ttc 1056 Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe 340 345 350 ggc gtc gag cag ctc gca ttg ctc acc cag aaa caa ttg gca agc atg 1104 Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met 355 360 365 gtg gag aaa gcc tct atc gaa gat gtg atg aaa gtt tta ata gca tca 1152 Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser 370 375 380 aga aag caa gac atg cat caa tta tgg acc acc tgc tct cac tta gtt 1200 Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val 385 390 395 400 atg agc aat ctt gaa gaa tct ttg aga tct cta tcg ttg gat ttc ctg 1248 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 405 410 415 aac cta cta atc aac ggt caa gct ttc tcc gac gtg act ttc agc gtt 1296 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 420 425 430 gaa ggt cgt tta gtc cac gct cac cgt tgt atc ctc gcc gca cgg agt 1344 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser 435 440 445 ctt ttc ttc cgc aaa ttc ttt tgt ggg aca gac tca cca caa cct gtc 1392 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 450 455 460 aca ggt ata gac ccg acc caa cat ggg tcc gta ccc gct agc cca aca 1440 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 465 470 475 480 aga ggc tcc acg gcc cca gct gga att ata cca gtg a 1477 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val 485 490 16 492 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 16 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 1 5 10 15 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 20 25 30 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser 35 40 45 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 50 55 60 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 65 70 75 80 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly 85 90 95 Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val 100 105 110 Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg 115 120 125 Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp 130 135 140 Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp 165 170 175 Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu 180 185 190 Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu 195 200 205 Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala 210 215 220 Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His 225 230 235 240 Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys 245 250 255 Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His 260 265 270 Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly 275 280 285 Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu 290 295 300 Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu 305 310 315 320 Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser 325 330 335 Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe 340 345 350 Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met 355 360 365 Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser 370 375 380 Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val 385 390 395 400 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 405 410 415 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 420 425 430 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser 435 440 445 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 450 455 460 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 465 470 475 480 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val 485 490 17 1804 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1803) AtNMLc4-1 genomic sequence 17 atg gct gca act gca ata gag cca tct tca tct ata agt ttc aca tct 48 Met Ala Ala Thr Ala Ile Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser 1 5 10 15 tct cac tta tca aac cct tct cct gtt gtt act act tat cac tca gct 96 Ser His Leu Ser Asn Pro Ser Pro Val Val Thr Thr Tyr His Ser Ala 20 25 30 gct aat ctt gaa gag ctc agc tct aac ttg gag cag ctt ctc act aat 144 Ala Asn Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Thr Asn 35 40 45 cca gat tgc gat tac act gac gca gag atc atc att gaa gaa gaa gct 192 Pro Asp Cys Asp Tyr Thr Asp Ala Glu Ile Ile Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala 50 55 60 aac cct gtg agt gtt cat aga tgt gtt tta gct gct agg agc aag ttt 240 Asn Pro Val Ser Val His Arg Cys Val Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 ttt ctt gat ctg ttt aag aaa gat aaa gat agt agt gag aag aaa cct 288 Phe Leu Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Asp Lys Asp Ser Ser Glu Lys Lys Pro 85 90 95 aag tat caa atg aaa gat tta tta cca tat gga aat gtg gga cgt gag 336 Lys Tyr Gln Met Lys Asp Leu Leu Pro Tyr Gly Asn Val Gly Arg Glu 100 105 110 gca ttt ctg cat ttc ttg agc tat atc tac act ggg agg tta aag cct 384 Ala Phe Leu His Phe Leu Ser Tyr Ile Tyr Thr Gly Arg Leu Lys Pro 115 120 125 ttt cct atc gag gtt tca act tgt gtt gat tca gtt tgt gct cat gat 432 Phe Pro Ile Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Ser Val Cys Ala His Asp 130 135 140 tct tgt aaa ccg gcc att gat ttt gct gtt gag ttg atg tat gct tca 480 Ser Cys Lys Pro Ala Ile Asp Phe Ala Val Glu Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser 145 150 155 160 ttt gtg ttc caa atc ccg gat ctt gtt tcg tca ttt cag cgg aag ctt 528 Phe Val Phe Gln Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Gln Arg Lys Leu 165 170 175 cgt aac tat gtt gag aag tca cta gta gag aat gtt ctt cct atc ctc 576 Arg Asn Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Leu Val Glu Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Leu 180 185 190 tta gtt gcg ttt cat tgt gat ttg aca cag ctt ctt gat caa tgc att 624 Leu Val Ala Phe His Cys Asp Leu Thr Gln Leu Leu Asp Gln Cys Ile 195 200 205 gag aga gtg gcg aga tca gac tta gac aga ttc tgt atc gaa aag gag 672 Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Asp Leu Asp Arg Phe Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu 210 215 220 ctt cct tta gaa gta ttg gaa aaa atc aaa cag ctt cga gtt aag tcg 720 Leu Pro Leu Glu Val Leu Glu Lys Ile Lys Gln Leu Arg Val Lys Ser 225 230 235 240 gtg aac ata ccc gag gtg gag gat aaa tcg ata gag aga aca ggg aaa 768 Val Asn Ile Pro Glu Val Glu Asp Lys Ser Ile Glu Arg Thr Gly Lys 245 250 255 gta ctc aag gca ttg gat tca gat gat gta gaa ctc gtg aag ctt ctt 816 Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu 260 265 270 ttg act gag tca gat ata act cta gac caa gcc aat ggt cta cat tat 864 Leu Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Gln Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr 275 280 285 gca gtg gca tac agt gat ccg aaa gtt gtg aca cag gtt ctt gat cta 912 Ala Val Ala Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Gln Val Leu Asp Leu 290 295 300 gat atg gct gat gtt aat ttc aga aat tcc agg ggg tat acg gtt ctt 960 Asp Met Ala Asp Val Asn Phe Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 305 310 315 320 cat att gct gct atg cgt aga gag cca aca att atc ata cca ctt att 1008 His Ile Ala Ala Met Arg Arg Glu Pro Thr Ile Ile Ile Pro Leu Ile 325 330 335 caa aaa gga gct aat gct tca gat ttc acg ttt gat gga cgc agt gcg 1056 Gln Lys Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Asp Phe Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala 340 345 350 gta aat ata tgt agg aga ctc act agg ccg aaa gat tat cat acc aaa 1104 Val Asn Ile Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys 355 360 365 acc tca agg aaa gaa cct agt aaa tac cgc tta tgc atc gat atc ttg 1152 Thr Ser Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Lys Tyr Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu 370 375 380 gaa agg gaa att aga agg aat cca ttg gtt agt ggg gat aca ccc act 1200 Glu Arg Glu Ile Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Val Ser Gly Asp Thr Pro Thr 385 390 395 400 tgt tcc cat tcg atg ccc gag gat ctc caa atg agg ttg tta tac tta 1248 Cys Ser His Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu 405 410 415 gaa aag cga tgg gac ttg cgt cag ttg ttc ttc cca gca gaa gcc aat 1296 Glu Lys Arg Trp Asp Leu Arg Gln Leu Phe Phe Pro Ala Glu Ala Asn 420 425 430 gtg gct atg gac gtt gct aat gtt gaa ggg aca agc gag tgc aca ggt 1344 Val Ala Met Asp Val Ala Asn Val Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Cys Thr Gly 435 440 445 ctt cta act cca cct cca tca aat gat aca act gaa aac ttg ggt aaa 1392 Leu Leu Thr Pro Pro Pro Ser Asn Asp Thr Thr Glu Asn Leu Gly Lys 450 455 460 gtc gat tta aat gaa acg cct tat gtg caa acg aaa aga atg ctt aca 1440 Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro Tyr Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Met Leu Thr 465 470 475 480 cgt atg aaa gcc ctc atg aaa aca ggt aaa agc tta agg aaa tgt act 1488 Arg Met Lys Ala Leu Met Lys Thr Gly Lys Ser Leu Arg Lys Cys Thr 485 490 495 ttc aag ttt tat tct ctg acc aca aga ttg act gat tcg aaa ccg ttc 1536 Phe Lys Phe Tyr Ser Leu Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Asp Ser Lys Pro Phe 500 505 510 aac aac gca gtt gag aca ggt cgg aga tac ttc cca tct tgt tat gag 1584 Asn Asn Ala Val Glu Thr Gly Arg Arg Tyr Phe Pro Ser Cys Tyr Glu 515 520 525 gtt ctg gat aag tac atg gat cag tat atg gac gaa gaa atc cct gat 1632 Val Leu Asp Lys Tyr Met Asp Gln Tyr Met Asp Glu Glu Ile Pro Asp 530 535 540 atg tcg tat ccc gag aaa ggc act gtg aaa gag aga aga cag aag agg 1680 Met Ser Tyr Pro Glu Lys Gly Thr Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Gln Lys Arg 545 550 555 560 atg aga tat aac gag ctg aag aac gac gtt aaa aaa gca tat agc aaa 1728 Met Arg Tyr Asn Glu Leu Lys Asn Asp Val Lys Lys Ala Tyr Ser Lys 565 570 575 gac aaa gtc gcg cgg tct tgt ctt tct tct tca tca cca gct tct tct 1776 Asp Lys Val Ala Arg Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Pro Ala Ser Ser 580 585 590 ctt aga gaa gcc tta gag aat cca aca t 1804 Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Asn Pro Thr 595 600 18 601 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 18 Met Ala Ala Thr Ala Ile Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser His Leu Ser Asn Pro Ser Pro Val Val Thr Thr Tyr His Ser Ala 20 25 30 Ala Asn Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Thr Asn 35 40 45 Pro Asp Cys Asp Tyr Thr Asp Ala Glu Ile Ile Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala 50 55 60 Asn Pro Val Ser Val His Arg Cys Val Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Asp Lys Asp Ser Ser Glu Lys Lys Pro 85 90 95 Lys Tyr Gln Met Lys Asp Leu Leu Pro Tyr Gly Asn Val Gly Arg Glu 100 105 110 Ala Phe Leu His Phe Leu Ser Tyr Ile Tyr Thr Gly Arg Leu Lys Pro 115 120 125 Phe Pro Ile Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Ser Val Cys Ala His Asp 130 135 140 Ser Cys Lys Pro Ala Ile Asp Phe Ala Val Glu Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser 145 150 155 160 Phe Val Phe Gln Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Gln Arg Lys Leu 165 170 175 Arg Asn Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Leu Val Glu Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Leu 180 185 190 Leu Val Ala Phe His Cys Asp Leu Thr Gln Leu Leu Asp Gln Cys Ile 195 200 205 Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Asp Leu Asp Arg Phe Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu 210 215 220 Leu Pro Leu Glu Val Leu Glu Lys Ile Lys Gln Leu Arg Val Lys Ser 225 230 235 240 Val Asn Ile Pro Glu Val Glu Asp Lys Ser Ile Glu Arg Thr Gly Lys 245 250 255 Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu 260 265 270 Leu Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Gln Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr 275 280 285 Ala Val Ala Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Gln Val Leu Asp Leu 290 295 300 Asp Met Ala Asp Val Asn Phe Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 305 310 315 320 His Ile Ala Ala Met Arg Arg Glu Pro Thr Ile Ile Ile Pro Leu Ile 325 330 335 Gln Lys Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Asp Phe Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala 340 345 350 Val Asn Ile Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys 355 360 365 Thr Ser Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Lys Tyr Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu 370 375 380 Glu Arg Glu Ile Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Val Ser Gly Asp Thr Pro Thr 385 390 395 400 Cys Ser His Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu 405 410 415 Glu Lys Arg Trp Asp Leu Arg Gln Leu Phe Phe Pro Ala Glu Ala Asn 420 425 430 Val Ala Met Asp Val Ala Asn Val Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Cys Thr Gly 435 440 445 Leu Leu Thr Pro Pro Pro Ser Asn Asp Thr Thr Glu Asn Leu Gly Lys 450 455 460 Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro Tyr Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Met Leu Thr 465 470 475 480 Arg Met Lys Ala Leu Met Lys Thr Gly Lys Ser Leu Arg Lys Cys Thr 485 490 495 Phe Lys Phe Tyr Ser Leu Thr Thr Arg Leu Thr Asp Ser Lys Pro Phe 500 505 510 Asn Asn Ala Val Glu Thr Gly Arg Arg Tyr Phe Pro Ser Cys Tyr Glu 515 520 525 Val Leu Asp Lys Tyr Met Asp Gln Tyr Met Asp Glu Glu Ile Pro Asp 530 535 540 Met Ser Tyr Pro Glu Lys Gly Thr Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Gln Lys Arg 545 550 555 560 Met Arg Tyr Asn Glu Leu Lys Asn Asp Val Lys Lys Ala Tyr Ser Lys 565 570 575 Asp Lys Val Ala Arg Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Pro Ala Ser Ser 580 585 590 Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Asn Pro Thr 595 600 19 1803 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1803) AtNMLc4-2 genomic sequence 19 atg gcc acc acc acc acc acc acc acc gct aga ttc tct gat tca tac 48 Met Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Arg Phe Ser Asp Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 gag ttc agc aac aca agc ggc aat agc ttc ttc gcc gcc gag tca tct 96 Glu Phe Ser Asn Thr Ser Gly Asn Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Glu Ser Ser 20 25 30 ctt gat tat ccg acg gaa ttt ctc acg cca ccg gag gta tca gct ctt 144 Leu Asp Tyr Pro Thr Glu Phe Leu Thr Pro Pro Glu Val Ser Ala Leu 35 40 45 aaa ctt ctg tct aac tgc ctc gag tct gtt ttc gac tcg ccg gag acg 192 Lys Leu Leu Ser Asn Cys Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp Ser Pro Glu Thr 50 55 60 ttc tac agc gat gct aag cta gtt ctc gcc ggc ggc cgg gaa gtt tct 240 Phe Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ala Gly Gly Arg Glu Val Ser 65 70 75 80 ttt cac cgt tgt att ctt tcc gcg aga att cct gtc ttc aaa agc gct 288 Phe His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ile Pro Val Phe Lys Ser Ala 85 90 95 tta gcc acc gtg aag gaa caa aaa tcc tcc acc acc gtg aag ctc cag 336 Leu Ala Thr Val Lys Glu Gln Lys Ser Ser Thr Thr Val Lys Leu Gln 100 105 110 ctg aaa gag atc gcc aga gat tac gaa gtc ggc ttt gac tcg gtt gtg 384 Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Asp Tyr Glu Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val Val 115 120 125 gcg gtt ttg gcg tat gtt tac agc ggc aga gtg agg tcc ccg ccg aag 432 Ala Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg Ser Pro Pro Lys 130 135 140 gga gct tct gct tgc gta gac gac gat tgt tgc cac gtg gct tgc cgg 480 Gly Ala Ser Ala Cys Val Asp Asp Asp Cys Cys His Val Ala Cys Arg 145 150 155 160 tca aag gtg gat ttc atg gtg gag gtt ctt tat ctg tct ttc gtt ttc 528 Ser Lys Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ser Phe Val Phe 165 170 175 cag att caa gaa tta gtt act ctg tat gag agg cag ttc ttg gaa att 576 Gln Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Leu Tyr Glu Arg Gln Phe Leu Glu Ile 180 185 190 gta gac aaa gtt gta gtc gaa gac atc ttg gtt ata ttc aag ctt gat 624 Val Asp Lys Val Val Val Glu Asp Ile Leu Val Ile Phe Lys Leu Asp 195 200 205 act cta tgt ggt aca aca tac aag aag ctt ttg gat aga tgc ata gaa 672 Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Thr Tyr Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp Arg Cys Ile Glu 210 215 220 att atc gtg aag tct gat ata gaa cta gtt agt ctt gag aag tct tta 720 Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Ile Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu 225 230 235 240 cct caa cac att ttc aag caa atc ata gac atc cgc gaa gcg ctc tgt 768 Pro Gln His Ile Phe Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Ile Arg Glu Ala Leu Cys 245 250 255 cta gag cca cct aaa cta gaa agg cat gtc aag aac ata tac aag gcg 816 Leu Glu Pro Pro Lys Leu Glu Arg His Val Lys Asn Ile Tyr Lys Ala 260 265 270 cta gac tca gat gat gtt gag ctt gtc aag atg ctt ttg cta gaa gga 864 Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu Leu Leu Glu Gly 275 280 285 cac acc aat ctc gat gag gcg tat gct ctt cat ttt gct atc gct cac 912 His Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Ala Ile Ala His 290 295 300 tgc gct gtg aag acc gcg tat gat ctc ctc gag ctt gag ctt gcg gat 960 Cys Ala Val Lys Thr Ala Tyr Asp Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Leu Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 gtt aac ctt aga aat ccg agg gga tac act gtg ctt cat gtt gct gcg 1008 Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 325 330 335 atg cgg aag gag ccg aag ttg ata ata tct ttg tta atg aaa ggg gca 1056 Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Leu Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Met Lys Gly Ala 340 345 350 aat att tta gac aca aca ttg gat ggt aga acc gct tta gtg att gta 1104 Asn Ile Leu Asp Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Val Ile Val 355 360 365 aaa cga ctc act aaa gcg gat gac tac aaa act agt acg gag gac ggt 1152 Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Asp Asp Tyr Lys Thr Ser Thr Glu Asp Gly 370 375 380 acg cct tct ctg aaa ggc gga tta tgc ata gag gta ctt gag cat gaa 1200 Thr Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val Leu Glu His Glu 385 390 395 400 caa aaa cta gaa tat ttg tcg cct ata gag gct tca ctt tct ctt cca 1248 Gln Lys Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Pro Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Pro 405 410 415 gta act cca gag gag ttg agg atg agg ttg ctc tat tat gaa aac cga 1296 Val Thr Pro Glu Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Glu Asn Arg 420 425 430 gtt gca ctt gct cga ctt ctc ttt cca gtg gaa act gaa act gta cag 1344 Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Val Glu Thr Glu Thr Val Gln 435 440 445 ggt att gcc aaa ttg gag gaa aca tgc gag ttt aca gct tct agt ctc 1392 Gly Ile Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu Thr Cys Glu Phe Thr Ala Ser Ser Leu 450 455 460 gag cct gat cat cac att ggt gaa aag cgg aca tca cta gac cta aat 1440 Glu Pro Asp His His Ile Gly Glu Lys Arg Thr Ser Leu Asp Leu Asn 465 470 475 480 atg gcg ccg ttc caa atc cat gag aag cat ttg agt aga cta aga gca 1488 Met Ala Pro Phe Gln Ile His Glu Lys His Leu Ser Arg Leu Arg Ala 485 490 495 ctt tgt aaa acc gtg gaa ctg ggg aaa cgc tac ttc aaa cga tgt tcg 1536 Leu Cys Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Tyr Phe Lys Arg Cys Ser 500 505 510 ctt gat cac ttt atg gat act gag gac ttg aat cat ctt gct agc gta 1584 Leu Asp His Phe Met Asp Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn His Leu Ala Ser Val 515 520 525 gaa gaa gat act cct gag aaa cgg cta caa aag aag caa agg tac atg 1632 Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Gln Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr Met 530 535 540 gaa cta caa gag act ctg atg aag acc ttt agt gag gac aag gag gaa 1680 Glu Leu Gln Glu Thr Leu Met Lys Thr Phe Ser Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 tgt gga aag tct tcc aca ccg aaa cca acc tct gcg gtg agg tct aat 1728 Cys Gly Lys Ser Ser Thr Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Ala Val Arg Ser Asn 565 570 575 aga aaa ctc tct cac cgg cgc cta aaa gtg gac aaa cgg gat ttt ttg 1776 Arg Lys Leu Ser His Arg Arg Leu Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Asp Phe Leu 580 585 590 aaa cga cct tac ggg aac ggg gat taa 1803 Lys Arg Pro Tyr Gly Asn Gly Asp 595 600 20 600 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 20 Met Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Arg Phe Ser Asp Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 Glu Phe Ser Asn Thr Ser Gly Asn Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Glu Ser Ser 20 25 30 Leu Asp Tyr Pro Thr Glu Phe Leu Thr Pro Pro Glu Val Ser Ala Leu 35 40 45 Lys Leu Leu Ser Asn Cys Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp Ser Pro Glu Thr 50 55 60 Phe Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ala Gly Gly Arg Glu Val Ser 65 70 75 80 Phe His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ile Pro Val Phe Lys Ser Ala 85 90 95 Leu Ala Thr Val Lys Glu Gln Lys Ser Ser Thr Thr Val Lys Leu Gln 100 105 110 Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Asp Tyr Glu Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val Val 115 120 125 Ala Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg Ser Pro Pro Lys 130 135 140 Gly Ala Ser Ala Cys Val Asp Asp Asp Cys Cys His Val Ala Cys Arg 145 150 155 160 Ser Lys Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ser Phe Val Phe 165 170 175 Gln Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Leu Tyr Glu Arg Gln Phe Leu Glu Ile 180 185 190 Val Asp Lys Val Val Val Glu Asp Ile Leu Val Ile Phe Lys Leu Asp 195 200 205 Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Thr Tyr Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp Arg Cys Ile Glu 210 215 220 Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Ile Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Glu Lys Ser Leu 225 230 235 240 Pro Gln His Ile Phe Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Ile Arg Glu Ala Leu Cys 245 250 255 Leu Glu Pro Pro Lys Leu Glu Arg His Val Lys Asn Ile Tyr Lys Ala 260 265 270 Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu Leu Leu Glu Gly 275 280 285 His Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Ala Ile Ala His 290 295 300 Cys Ala Val Lys Thr Ala Tyr Asp Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Leu Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 325 330 335 Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Leu Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Met Lys Gly Ala 340 345 350 Asn Ile Leu Asp Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Val Ile Val 355 360 365 Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Asp Asp Tyr Lys Thr Ser Thr Glu Asp Gly 370 375 380 Thr Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val Leu Glu His Glu 385 390 395 400 Gln Lys Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Pro Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Pro 405 410 415 Val Thr Pro Glu Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Glu Asn Arg 420 425 430 Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Val Glu Thr Glu Thr Val Gln 435 440 445 Gly Ile Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu Thr Cys Glu Phe Thr Ala Ser Ser Leu 450 455 460 Glu Pro Asp His His Ile Gly Glu Lys Arg Thr Ser Leu Asp Leu Asn 465 470 475 480 Met Ala Pro Phe Gln Ile His Glu Lys His Leu Ser Arg Leu Arg Ala 485 490 495 Leu Cys Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Tyr Phe Lys Arg Cys Ser 500 505 510 Leu Asp His Phe Met Asp Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn His Leu Ala Ser Val 515 520 525 Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Gln Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr Met 530 535 540 Glu Leu Gln Glu Thr Leu Met Lys Thr Phe Ser Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu 545 550 555 560 Cys Gly Lys Ser Ser Thr Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Ala Val Arg Ser Asn 565 570 575 Arg Lys Leu Ser His Arg Arg Leu Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Asp Phe Leu 580 585 590 Lys Arg Pro Tyr Gly Asn Gly Asp 595 600 21 28 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 1A 21 gakattattg tcaagtctaa tgtwgata 28 22 25 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 1B 22 aytkgaytck gatgatrttg artta 25 23 27 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 1C 23 taaytcaaya tcatcmgart cmartgc 27 24 28 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 1D 24 gttkagcmag nscaactcta ttttcaag 28 25 32 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 2A 25 tgcatwgara twrttgtsaa gtctratgtw ga 32 26 27 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 2B 26 ggcaytggay tcwgatgatg ttgaryt 27 27 27 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 2C 27 arytcaacat catcwgartc cartgcc 27 28 31 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 2D 28 agttkagcma gdccaactck attttcaarr t 31 29 659 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (1)..(657) Tobacco A 29 tgc atg gag att att gtc aag tct aat gtt gat atc ata acc ctt gat 48 Cys Met Glu Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp 1 5 10 15 aag gcc ttg cct cat gac att gta aaa caa att acc gat tca cga gca 96 Lys Ala Leu Pro His Asp Ile Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala 20 25 30 gaa ctt ggt cta caa ggg cct gaa agc aat ggt ttt cct gat aaa cat 144 Glu Leu Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His 35 40 45 gtt aag agg ata cat agg gca tta gat tct gat gat gtt gaa tta ctg 192 Val Lys Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu 50 55 60 cag atg ttg cta aga gag ggg cat act act cta gat gat gca tat gct 240 Gln Met Leu Leu Arg Glu Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala 65 70 75 80 ctc cac tat gct gta gca tat tgc gat gca aag act aca gca gaa ctt 288 Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu 85 90 95 cta gat ctt gca ctt gct gat gtt aat cat caa aat tca aga gga tac 336 Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr 100 105 110 aca gtg ctg cat gtt gca gcc atg agg aaa gag cct aaa att ata gtg 384 Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val 115 120 125 tcc ctt tta acc aaa gga gct aga cct tct gat ctg aca tcc gat ggc 432 Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly 130 135 140 aga aaa gca ctt caa att gcc aag agg ctc act agg ctt gtg gat ttc 480 Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe 145 150 155 160 agt aag tct cca gag gaa gga aaa tct gct tcg aag gat cgg tta tgc 528 Ser Lys Ser Pro Glu Glu Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys 165 170 175 att gag att ctg gag caa gca gaa aga aga gat cca ctg cta gga gaa 576 Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu 180 185 190 gct tct gta tct ctt gct atg gcg ggc gat gat ttg cgt atg aag ctg 624 Ala Ser Val Ser Leu Ala Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu 195 200 205 tta tac ctt gaa aat aga gtt ggc ctt gct caa ct 659 Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 210 215 30 219 PRT Nicotiana tabacum 30 Cys Met Glu Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Leu Pro His Asp Ile Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala 20 25 30 Glu Leu Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His 35 40 45 Val Lys Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu 50 55 60 Gln Met Leu Leu Arg Glu Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala 65 70 75 80 Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu 85 90 95 Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr 100 105 110 Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val 115 120 125 Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly 130 135 140 Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe 145 150 155 160 Ser Lys Ser Pro Glu Glu Gly Lys Ser Ala Ser Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys 165 170 175 Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu 180 185 190 Ala Ser Val Ser Leu Ala Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu 195 200 205 Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 210 215 31 498 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (2)..(496) Tobacco B 31 g gca ctg gat tct gat gat gtt gag ctg gtc aag ctt cta ctc aac gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 tct gag ata agc tta gat gaa gcc tac gct ctt cat tat gct gtt gca 97 Ser Glu Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tat tgt gat ccc aag gtt gtg act gag gtt ctt gga ctg ggt gtt gct 145 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 gat gtc aat cta cgt aat act cgc ggt tac act gtg ctt cac att gct 193 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgt aag gag cca gca ata att gta tcg ctt ttg act aag gga 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gct cat gtg tca gag att aca ttg gat ggg caa agt gct gtt agt atc 289 Ala His Val Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 tgt agg agg cta act agg cct aag gag tac cat gca aaa aca gaa caa 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 ggc cag gaa gca aac aaa gat cgg gta tgt att gat gtt ttg gag aga 385 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gag atg cgt cgc aac cca atg gct gga gat gca ttg ctt tct tcc caa 433 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser Gln 130 135 140 atg ttg gcc gat gat ctg cac atg aaa ctg cac tat ttt gaa aat cga 481 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Lys Leu His Tyr Phe Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt gga ctt gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 32 165 PRT Nicotiana tabacum 32 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Glu Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala His Val Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser Gln 130 135 140 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Lys Leu His Tyr Phe Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 33 498 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (2)..(496) Tobacco C 33 g gca ctg gac tcw gat gat gtt gag ttt gtc aag ctt cta ctg agt gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Xaa Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Ser Glu 1 5 10 15 tct aac ata agc tta gat gaa gcc tac gct ctt cat tat gct gtg gca 97 Ser Asn Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tat tgt gat ccc aag gtt gtg act gag gtt ctt gga ctg ggt gtt gcg 145 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 gat gtc aac cta cgt aat act cgt ggt tac act gtg ctt cac att gct 193 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 tcc atg cgt aag gag cca gca gta att gta tcg ctt ttg act aag gga 241 Ser Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gct cgt gca tca gag act aca ttg gat ggg cag agt gct gtt agt atc 289 Ala Arg Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 tgt agg agg ctg act agg cct aag gag tac cat gca aaa aca gaa caa 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 ggc cag gaa gca aac aaa gat cgg gta tgt att gat gtt ttg gag aga 385 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gag atg cgt cgc aac cca atg gct gga gat gca ttg ttt tct tcc cca 433 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 atg ttg gcc gat gat ctg cac atg aaa ctg cac tac ctt gaa aat aga 481 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Lys Leu His Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctg gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 34 165 PRT Nicotiana tabacum Misc_Feature (4)...(4) Xaa is Ser 34 Ala Leu Asp Xaa Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Ser Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asn Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 Ser Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Arg Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Ala Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Lys Leu His Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 35 399 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (1)..(399) Tobacco D 35 act gat tcg gat gat gtt gag tta ctt aag tta ctt ctt gaa gag tct 48 Thr Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Lys Leu Leu Leu Glu Glu Ser 1 5 10 15 aat gtc act tta gac gat gct tgt gct ctt cat tat gca gct gct tat 96 Asn Val Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Ala Ala Tyr 20 25 30 tgt aac tcc aag gtt gtg aat gag gtc ctc gag ctg gat tta gct gat 144 Cys Asn Ser Lys Val Val Asn Glu Val Leu Glu Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp 35 40 45 gtc aat ctt cag aac tcc cga gga tat aac gtc ctt cac gtt gct gct 192 Val Asn Leu Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Asn Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 50 55 60 aga aga aag gag cca tca ata ata atg gga cta ctt gaa aaa gga gca 240 Arg Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Met Gly Leu Leu Glu Lys Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 tct ttc ttg aat act aca cgg gat gga aac aca gca cta tct atc tgt 288 Ser Phe Leu Asn Thr Thr Arg Asp Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu Ser Ile Cys 85 90 95 cgg aga ttg act cgg cca aag gat tat aat gag cca aca aag caa ggg 336 Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr Asn Glu Pro Thr Lys Gln Gly 100 105 110 aaa gaa act aat aag gac cgc ata tgc att gat att ttg gag aga gag 384 Lys Glu Thr Asn Lys Asp Arg Ile Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu Glu Arg Glu 115 120 125 acg aat agg aat cct 399 Thr Asn Arg Asn Pro 130 36 133 PRT Nicotiana tabacum 36 Thr Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Lys Leu Leu Leu Glu Glu Ser 1 5 10 15 Asn Val Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Ala Ala Tyr 20 25 30 Cys Asn Ser Lys Val Val Asn Glu Val Leu Glu Leu Asp Leu Ala Asp 35 40 45 Val Asn Leu Gln Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Asn Val Leu His Val Ala Ala 50 55 60 Arg Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Met Gly Leu Leu Glu Lys Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 Ser Phe Leu Asn Thr Thr Arg Asp Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu Ser Ile Cys 85 90 95 Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr Asn Glu Pro Thr Lys Gln Gly 100 105 110 Lys Glu Thr Asn Lys Asp Arg Ile Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu Glu Arg Glu 115 120 125 Thr Asn Arg Asn Pro 130 37 498 DNA Lycopersicon esculentum CDS (2)..(496) Tomato A 37 g gca ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gag tta cta agg atg ttg ctt aaa gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Met Leu Leu Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 ggg cat act act ctt gat gat gca tat gct ctc cac tat gct gta gca 97 Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tat tgc gat gca aag act aca gca gaa ctt tta gat ctt tca ctt gct 145 Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ser Leu Ala 35 40 45 gat gtt aat cat caa aat cct aga gga cac acg gta ctt cat gtt gct 193 Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Pro Arg Gly His Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg agg aaa gaa cct aaa att ata gtg tcc ctt tta acc aaa gga 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gct aga cct tct gat ctg aca tcc gat ggc aaa aaa gca ctt caa att 289 Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 gct aag agg ctc act agg ctt gta gat ttt acc aag tct aca gag gaa 337 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Lys Ser Thr Glu Glu 100 105 110 gga aaa tct gct cca aag gat cgg tta tgc att gag att ctg gag caa 385 Gly Lys Ser Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 gca gaa aga aga gat cca cta cta gga gaa gct tca tta tct ctt gct 433 Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 atg gca ggc gat gat ttg cgt atg aag ctg tta tac ctt gaa aat aga 481 Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctt gct aaa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 38 165 PRT Lycopersicon esculentum 38 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Met Leu Leu Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ser Leu Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Pro Arg Gly His Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Lys Ser Thr Glu Glu 100 105 110 Gly Lys Ser Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 39 498 DNA Beta vulgaris CDS (2)..(496) Sugarbeet 39 g gca ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gag tta gtc aga atg ctt tta aaa gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Arg Met Leu Leu Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 cgc cat aca act cta gat gat gca tat gcc ctt cac tat gct gtg gca 97 Arg His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 cat tgt gat gcc aag acc acc acg gag ctt ctt gag ctt ggg ctt gca 145 His Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala 35 40 45 gat gtt aat ctt aga aat cta agg ggt cac act gtg cta cat gtg gca 193 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly His Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg aga aaa gag cct aag ata att gta tcc ttg tta acc aag gga 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gcc cat ccg tct gat ata aca tca gat gat aaa aaa gca ctg cag ata 289 Ala His Pro Ser Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 gca aag aga cta aca aaa gct gtg gac ttc tat aaa act aca gaa caa 337 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Tyr Lys Thr Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 gga aaa gat gca cca aag gat cgg ttg tgc att gaa ata ctg gag caa 385 Gly Lys Asp Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 gct gaa aga aga gaa cca ttg cta gga gaa ggt tct gtt tct ctt gca 433 Ala Glu Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 aag gca gga gat gat ctg cgt atg aag cta tta tac ctt gaa aat cga 481 Lys Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctt gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 40 165 PRT Beta vulgaris 40 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Arg Met Leu Leu Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 Arg His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 His Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly His Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala His Pro Ser Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Tyr Lys Thr Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Lys Asp Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 Ala Glu Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 Lys Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 41 498 DNA Helianthus annuus CDS (2)..(496) Sunflower A 41 g gca ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gag yta gtc aca atg tta tta cga gaa 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Xaa Val Thr Met Leu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 15 ggt cat act tca tta gac ggt tct tgc gct ctt cat tac gct gtt gcg 97 Gly His Thr Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tac gca gat gct aaa acg aca acc gaa tta ctg gat tta gca ctt gct 145 Tyr Ala Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala 35 40 45 gac gta aat cat aaa aac tcg agg ggt ttt acc gta ctt cat gtt gcc 193 Asp Val Asn His Lys Asn Ser Arg Gly Phe Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 gct atg aga aaa gag ccg agt att atc gtt tcg ctt ctt acg aaa ggg 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gcc cga ccc tcg gat ctc acc cct gat ggg aga aaa gca cta cag att 289 Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Pro Asp Gly Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 tcg aag agg ttg acc aga gcg gtt gac tat tac aag tca aac gag gat 337 Ser Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Ala Val Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ser Asn Glu Asp 100 105 110 gat aaa gag tca acg aaa ggt cgt ttg tgt att gag ata ttg gaa caa 385 Asp Lys Glu Ser Thr Lys Gly Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 gcc gaa aga aga aat cca ttg tta ggt gaa gct tcg gct tct ctt gca 433 Ala Glu Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 atg gcc gga gat gat ttg cgt gga aag ttg ttg tac ctt gaa aat cga 481 Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Gly Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctg gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 42 165 PRT Helianthus annuus Misc_Feature (9)...(9) Xaa is Leu 42 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Xaa Val Thr Met Leu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly His Thr Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Ala Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Asp Leu Ala Leu Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn His Lys Asn Ser Arg Gly Phe Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Pro Asp Gly Arg Lys Ala Leu Gln Ile 85 90 95 Ser Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Ala Val Asp Tyr Tyr Lys Ser Asn Glu Asp 100 105 110 Asp Lys Glu Ser Thr Lys Gly Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu Glu Gln 115 120 125 Ala Glu Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser Ala Ser Leu Ala 130 135 140 Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Gly Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 43 498 DNA Helianthus annuus CDS (2)..(496) Sunflower B 43 g gca ttg gac tct gat gat gtt gag ctt gtg aaa atg att tta gac gaa 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Ile Leu Asp Glu 1 5 10 15 tcc aaa atc acg tta gat gaa gcc tgc gct ctt cat tat gcg gtc atg 97 Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Met 20 25 30 tat tgt aat caa gaa gtt gct aag gag att ctt aac tta aac cgt gcg 145 Tyr Cys Asn Gln Glu Val Ala Lys Glu Ile Leu Asn Leu Asn Arg Ala 35 40 45 gat gtt aat ctt aga aac tca cga gat tac acc gtg ctt cat gtt gct 193 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Ser Arg Asp Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgt aaa gaa cca tca ctt att gtt tcg att cta agc aaa ggc 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Leu Ile Val Ser Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gcg tgt gca tcg gat act act ttt gat gga caa agt gcg gtt agt att 289 Ala Cys Ala Ser Asp Thr Thr Phe Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 tgc agg aga cga aca agg ccc aag gat tat tat gtg aaa acc gaa cac 337 Cys Arg Arg Arg Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr Tyr Val Lys Thr Glu His 100 105 110 ggg caa gaa aca aat aaa gat cgt ata tgc atc gat gtt ttg gag cgg 385 Gly Gln Glu Thr Asn Lys Asp Arg Ile Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gaa ata aag agg aat ccg atg ata ggc gat gtt tcc gtg tgt tct tca 433 Glu Ile Lys Arg Asn Pro Met Ile Gly Asp Val Ser Val Cys Ser Ser 130 135 140 gca gtg gct gat gat ttg cat atg aat tta ctc tac ttt gaa aat cga 481 Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Asn Leu Leu Tyr Phe Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctt gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 44 165 PRT Helianthus annuus 44 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Ile Leu Asp Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Met 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asn Gln Glu Val Ala Lys Glu Ile Leu Asn Leu Asn Arg Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Ser Arg Asp Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Leu Ile Val Ser Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Cys Ala Ser Asp Thr Thr Phe Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Arg Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr Tyr Val Lys Thr Glu His 100 105 110 Gly Gln Glu Thr Asn Lys Asp Arg Ile Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Ile Lys Arg Asn Pro Met Ile Gly Asp Val Ser Val Cys Ser Ser 130 135 140 Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Asn Leu Leu Tyr Phe Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 45 653 DNA Solanum tuberosum CDS (1)..(651) Potato A 45 gak att att gtc aag tct aat gtt gat atc ata acc ctt gat aag tcc 48 Xaa Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp Lys Ser 1 5 10 15 ttg cct cat gac atc gta aaa caa atc act gat tca cgt gct gaa ctt 96 Leu Pro His Asp Ile Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala Glu Leu 20 25 30 ggt cta caa ggg cct gaa agc aat ggt ttt cct gat aaa cat gtt aag 144 Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys 35 40 45 agg ata cat agg gca ttg gac tct gat gat gtt gag tta cta agg atg 192 Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Met 50 55 60 ttg ctt aaa gaa ggg cat act act ctc gat gat gca tat gct ctc cac 240 Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His 65 70 75 80 tat gct gta gca tat tgc gat gca aag act aca gca gaa ctt tta gat 288 Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp 85 90 95 ctt tca ctt gct gat gtt aat cat caa aat cct aga gga tac acg gta 336 Leu Ser Leu Ala Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val 100 105 110 ctt cat gtt gct gcc atg agg aaa gag cct aaa att ata gtg tcc ctt 384 Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu 115 120 125 tta acc aaa gga gct aga cct tct gat ctg aca tct gat ggc aaa aaa 432 Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys 130 135 140 gca ctt caa att gct aag agg ctc act agg ctt gtg gat ttt act aag 480 Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Lys 145 150 155 160 tct aca gag gaa gga aaa tct gct cca aaa gat cgg tta tgc att gag 528 Ser Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Ser Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu 165 170 175 att ctg gag caa gca gaa aga aga gat cca cta cta gga gaa gct tca 576 Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser 180 185 190 tta tct ctt gct atg gca ggc gat gat ttg cgt atg aag ctg tta tac 624 Leu Ser Leu Ala Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr 195 200 205 ctt gaa aat cga gtt ggc ctk gct caa ct 653 Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Xaa Ala Gln 210 215 46 217 PRT Solanum tuberosum Misc_Feature (1)...(1) Xaa is either Glu or Asp 46 Xaa Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asn Val Asp Ile Ile Thr Leu Asp Lys Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Pro His Asp Ile Val Lys Gln Ile Thr Asp Ser Arg Ala Glu Leu 20 25 30 Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Glu Ser Asn Gly Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys 35 40 45 Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Arg Met 50 55 60 Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His 65 70 75 80 Tyr Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Ala Glu Leu Leu Asp 85 90 95 Leu Ser Leu Ala Asp Val Asn His Gln Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val 100 105 110 Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu 115 120 125 Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Ser Asp Gly Lys Lys 130 135 140 Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Lys 145 150 155 160 Ser Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Ser Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu 165 170 175 Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Asp Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Ser 180 185 190 Leu Ser Leu Ala Met Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr 195 200 205 Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Xaa Ala Gln 210 215 47 498 DNA Solanum tuberosum CDS (2)..(496) Potato B 47 g gca ttg gat tca gat gat gtt gag ttt gtc aag ctt cta ctt aat gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 tct gac ata agt tta gat gga gcc tac gct ctt cat tac gct gtt gca 97 Ser Asp Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tat tgt gac ccc aag gtt gtt act gag gtt ctt gga ctg ggt gtt gct 145 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 aat gtc aac ctt cgg aat aca cgt ggt tac act gtg ctt cac att gct 193 Asn Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgt aag gaa ccc tca atc att gta tca ctt ttg act aag gga 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gct cat gca tca gaa att aca ttg gat ggg cag agt gct gtt ggc atc 289 Ala His Ala Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Gly Ile 85 90 95 tgt agg agg ctg agt agg cct aag gag tac cat gca aaa aca gaa caa 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Ser Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 ggc cag gaa gca aac aaa gat cgg gta tgt att gat gtt ttg gag aga 385 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gag atg cgt cac aac cca atg acc gga gat gca tta ttt tct tcc ccc 433 Glu Met Arg His Asn Pro Met Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 atg ttg gcc gat gat ctg ccc atg aaa ctg ctc tac ctt gaa aat cga 481 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu Pro Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctt gct aaa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 48 165 PRT Solanum tuberosum 48 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 Asn Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala His Ala Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Gly Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Ser Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Met Arg His Asn Pro Met Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 Met Leu Ala Asp Asp Leu Pro Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 49 477 DNA Solanum tuberosum CDS (2)..(475) Potato C 49 g gca ctg gac tct gat gat gtt gag ttt gtc aag ctt cta ctt aat gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 tct gac ata agt tta gat gga gcc tac gct ctt cat tac gct gtt gca 97 Ser Asp Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 tat tgt gac ccc aag gtt gtt act gag gtt ctt gga ctg ggt gtt gct 145 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 aat gtc aac ctt cgg aat aca cgt ggt tac act gtg ctt cac att gct 193 Asn Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgt aag gaa ccc tca atc att gta tca ctt ttg act aag gga 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gct cat gca tca gaa att aca ttg gat ggg cag agt gct gtt agc atc 289 Ala His Ala Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 tgt agg agg ctg act agg cct aag gag tac cat gca aaa aca gaa caa 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 ggc cag gaa gca aac aaa gat cgg gta tgt att gat gtt ttg gag aga 385 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gag atg cgt cgc aac cca atg acc gga gat gca tta ttt tct tcc ccc 433 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 atg aaa cag ctc tac ctt gaa aat aga gtt ggc ctt gct aaa ct 477 Met Lys Gln Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 145 150 155 50 158 PRT Solanum tuberosum 50 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Asn Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu Gly Val Ala 35 40 45 Asn Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Ile Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala His Ala Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Glu Tyr His Ala Lys Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Gln Glu Ala Asn Lys Asp Arg Val Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Met Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Pro 130 135 140 Met Lys Gln Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 145 150 155 51 501 DNA Brassica napus CDS (2)..(499) Canola A 51 g gca ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gag ttt gtg aag ttg ctt ttg act gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 tca gat atc act cta gat gaa gcc aat ggt ctt cat tac tca gtg gtg 97 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 tat agt gat ccc aaa gtt gtt gcc gag att ctt act ctt gat atg ggt 145 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Thr Leu Asp Met Gly 35 40 45 gat gtc aac cac aga aac tca cgt ggc tac acg gtt ctt cat ctc gca 193 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Leu Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgc aaa gag ccg tcc atc atc ata tct ctt ctc aag aga ggt 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Gly 65 70 75 80 gcc aat gcg tct ggc ttc acg tgt gat gga cgc agt gcg gtt aat ata 289 Ala Asn Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Cys Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 tgt aga aga ttg aca act cca aag gat tat cat acg aaa aca gct gcg 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Ala 100 105 110 aaa ggg agg gaa gct agt aaa gca cgg tta tgt ata gat ctc ttg gaa 385 Lys Gly Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu 115 120 125 aga gaa gta agg agg aac cct atg gtt gtt gat tca cca atg tgt tcc 433 Arg Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Val Val Asp Ser Pro Met Cys Ser 130 135 140 ctt tct atg cct gaa gat ctc caa atg aga ctg tta tac ctt gaa aat 481 Leu Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn 145 150 155 160 cga gtt ggc ctt gct caa ct 501 Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 52 166 PRT Brassica napus 52 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Thr Leu Asp Met Gly 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Leu Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Asn Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Cys Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Ala 100 105 110 Lys Gly Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu 115 120 125 Arg Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Val Val Asp Ser Pro Met Cys Ser 130 135 140 Leu Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn 145 150 155 160 Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 53 501 DNA Brassica napus CDS (2)..(499) Canola B 53 g gca ttg gat tct gat gat gtt gag ttt gtg aag ctt ctt ttg acc gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 tca gat atc act cta gat gaa gcc aat ggt ctt cat tac tca gtg gtg 97 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 tat agt gat ccc aaa gtt gtt gcc gag att ctt act ctt gat atg ggt 145 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Thr Leu Asp Met Gly 35 40 45 gat gtt aac cac aga aac tca cgt ggc tac acg gtt ctg cat ctc gca 193 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Leu Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgc aaa gag ccg tcc atc atc ata tct ctt ctc aag aaa ggt 241 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gcc aat gcg tct ggc ttc acc tgt gat gga cgc agt gcg gtt aat ata 289 Ala Asn Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Cys Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 tgt aga aga ttg aca act cca aag gat tat cat act aaa aca gct gcg 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Ala 100 105 110 aaa ggg agg gaa gct agt aaa gca cgg tta tgt ata gat ctc ttg gaa 385 Lys Gly Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu 115 120 125 aga gaa gta agg agg aac cct atg gtt gtt gag tca cca atg tgt tct 433 Arg Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Val Val Glu Ser Pro Met Cys Ser 130 135 140 ctt tct atg cct gaa gat ctc caa atg aga ctg tta tac ctt gaa aat 481 Leu Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn 145 150 155 160 cga gtt ggc ctg gct caa ct 501 Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 54 166 PRT Brassica napus 54 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Phe Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Thr Leu Asp Met Gly 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Leu Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Asn Ala Ser Gly Phe Thr Cys Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ala Ala 100 105 110 Lys Gly Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu 115 120 125 Arg Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Val Val Glu Ser Pro Met Cys Ser 130 135 140 Leu Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn 145 150 155 160 Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 55 498 DNA Brassica napus CDS (2)..(496) Canola C 55 g gca ctg gat tct gat gat gtt gag ctt gtg aag ctt ctt ttg acc gag 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 tca gat atc act cta gat gaa gcc aat ggt ctg cat tac tca gtg gtg 97 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 tat agt gat ccc aaa gtt gtt gca gag ata ctt gcc ctt ggt tta ggt 145 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly 35 40 45 gat gtc aat cac aga aac tca cgt ggc tac tcg gtt ctt cat ttc gct 193 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Ser Val Leu His Phe Ala 50 55 60 gcc atg cgt aga gag cct tcc atc atc ata tct ctt ctc aag gaa ggc 241 Ala Met Arg Arg Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly 65 70 75 80 gcc aat gcg tct agc ttc act ttt gat gga cgc agt gcg gtt aat ata 289 Ala Asn Ala Ser Ser Phe Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 tgt agg aga ctg aca act cca aag gat tat cat aca aag aca tcc aaa 337 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ser Lys 100 105 110 aag agg gaa gct agt aaa gca agg ctg tgc ata gat ctc ttg gaa aga 385 Lys Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 gag gtt agg agg aac cct atg ctt gct gat acg cca atg tgt tca ctt 433 Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Leu Ala Asp Thr Pro Met Cys Ser Leu 130 135 140 act atg cct gaa gat ctc caa atg aga ctg tta tac ctt gaa aat cga 481 Thr Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggt ctt gct aaa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 56 165 PRT Brassica napus 56 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr Ser Val Val 20 25 30 Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Ala Glu Ile Leu Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly 35 40 45 Asp Val Asn His Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Ser Val Leu His Phe Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Arg Glu Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Asn Ala Ser Ser Phe Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Asn Ile 85 90 95 Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Thr Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys Thr Ser Lys 100 105 110 Lys Arg Glu Ala Ser Lys Ala Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Leu Leu Glu Arg 115 120 125 Glu Val Arg Arg Asn Pro Met Leu Ala Asp Thr Pro Met Cys Ser Leu 130 135 140 Thr Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Lys 165 57 498 DNA Brassica napus CDS (2)..(496) Canola D 57 g gca ctg gac tct gat gat gtt gag ctt gtc aag atg ctt ttg aca gaa 49 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 gga cac acg agt cta gac gac gcc tac gct ctt cac tac gct gtt gca 97 Gly His Thr Ser Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 cat tcc gat gtg aag acg gcc tct gat ctc ata gac ctt gag ctt gcg 145 His Ser Asp Val Lys Thr Ala Ser Asp Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala 35 40 45 gat gtt gac cat aga aac ctg agg ggg tac acg gcg ctt cac gtt gct 193 Asp Val Asp His Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Ala Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 gcg atg agg aac gag ccg aag ctg atg gtt tat tta ttg act aaa ggt 241 Ala Met Arg Asn Glu Pro Lys Leu Met Val Tyr Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 gcg aat gcg tcg gag aca acg ttt gac ggt aga acg gct ctt gtg att 289 Ala Asn Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Val Ile 85 90 95 gca aaa aga ctc act aaa gct tct gag tat aat gct agt acg gag caa 337 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Ser Glu Tyr Asn Ala Ser Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 ggg aag cct tct ctg aaa gga ggg cta tgc ata gag gta cta gag cat 385 Gly Lys Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val Leu Glu His 115 120 125 gcg cgg aaa cta ggt agg ttg cct aga gat ggt tta cct tct ctt cca 433 Ala Arg Lys Leu Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Asp Gly Leu Pro Ser Leu Pro 130 135 140 gct act cct gat gaa ctg agg atg agg ttg ctc tac ctt gaa aat cga 481 Ala Thr Pro Asp Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 gtt ggc ctg gct caa ct 498 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 58 165 PRT Brassica napus 58 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu Leu Thr Glu 1 5 10 15 Gly His Thr Ser Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Ala 20 25 30 His Ser Asp Val Lys Thr Ala Ser Asp Leu Ile Asp Leu Glu Leu Ala 35 40 45 Asp Val Asp His Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly Tyr Thr Ala Leu His Val Ala 50 55 60 Ala Met Arg Asn Glu Pro Lys Leu Met Val Tyr Leu Leu Thr Lys Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Asn Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Val Ile 85 90 95 Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Ser Glu Tyr Asn Ala Ser Thr Glu Gln 100 105 110 Gly Lys Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val Leu Glu His 115 120 125 Ala Arg Lys Leu Gly Arg Leu Pro Arg Asp Gly Leu Pro Ser Leu Pro 130 135 140 Ala Thr Pro Asp Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Leu Ala Gln 165 59 31 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 3A 59 tagatgawgc mtaygctcty caytatgctg t 31 60 32 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence PCR primer NIM 3B 60 ggctcyttmc kcatggcagc aayrtgaags ac 32 61 148 DNA Lycopersicon esculentum CDS (4)..(147) Tomato B 61 tag atg atg cat atg ctc ttc att atg ctg ttg cat att gtg acc cca 48 Met Met His Met Leu Phe Ile Met Leu Leu His Ile Val Thr Pro 1 5 10 15 agg ttg ttg ctg agg ttc ttg gac tgg gtg ttg cta atg tca acc ttc 96 Arg Leu Leu Leu Arg Phe Leu Asp Trp Val Leu Leu Met Ser Thr Phe 20 25 30 gga atg cac gtg gtt aca ctg tcc ttc acg ttg ctg cca tgc gga aag 144 Gly Met His Val Val Thr Leu Ser Phe Thr Leu Leu Pro Cys Gly Lys 35 40 45 agc c 148 Ser 62 48 PRT Lycopersicon esculentum 62 Met Met His Met Leu Phe Ile Met Leu Leu His Ile Val Thr Pro Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Arg Phe Leu Asp Trp Val Leu Leu Met Ser Thr Phe Gly 20 25 30 Met His Val Val Thr Leu Ser Phe Thr Leu Leu Pro Cys Gly Lys Ser 35 40 45 63 2296 DNA Beta vulgaris CDS (113)..(1927) full-length Sugarbeet cDNA sequence 63 cacacacaca cccgacgccg tatgcgtatc cattctctct cctcaacctc cctttgactt 60 cctcttactc caccatcttc aatgtcgtcg atttccaatc tctaacattc ac atg aca 118 Met Thr 1 acc acc tcc aca aca atg gtg atc gat tct cgc acc gct ttc tcc gat 166 Thr Thr Ser Thr Thr Met Val Ile Asp Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe Ser Asp 5 10 15 tcc aac gac atc agc aat ggc agt agc atc tgc tgc gtc gcc gca aca 214 Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Asn Gly Ser Ser Ile Cys Cys Val Ala Ala Thr 20 25 30 aca act aca aca aca acc gcc gca gaa aac tct ctc tcc ttt act ccc 262 Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Glu Asn Ser Leu Ser Phe Thr Pro 35 40 45 50 gac gcc gcc gct ctt ctc cgc ctc tct gaa aac ctc gac tcg ctt ttc 310 Asp Ala Ala Ala Leu Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu Asn Leu Asp Ser Leu Phe 55 60 65 caa ccc tcg ctt tct ctc tcc gac tcc gac tct ttc gcc gac gct aaa 358 Gln Pro Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Phe Ala Asp Ala Lys 70 75 80 atc gtc gtt tcc ggt gat tcg cgt gaa gtc gcc gtt cat cgg tgt gtt 406 Ile Val Val Ser Gly Asp Ser Arg Glu Val Ala Val His Arg Cys Val 85 90 95 ctc tcg tct cgg agc tcg ttc ttt cgg tcc gct ttt gct tcg aaa cga 454 Leu Ser Ser Arg Ser Ser Phe Phe Arg Ser Ala Phe Ala Ser Lys Arg 100 105 110 gag aag gag aag gag agg gat aaa gag aga gtg gtg aag ctt gag ctt 502 Glu Lys Glu Lys Glu Arg Asp Lys Glu Arg Val Val Lys Leu Glu Leu 115 120 125 130 aag gat tta gct ggt gat ttt gag gtt gga ttt gat tcg gtt gtt gcg 550 Lys Asp Leu Ala Gly Asp Phe Glu Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val Val Ala 135 140 145 gtt tta ggt tat ttg tat agt ggc aaa gtt agg aat ttg cct aga gga 598 Val Leu Gly Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Val Arg Asn Leu Pro Arg Gly 150 155 160 att tgt gtt tgt gtt gat gag gat tgc tct cat gaa gct tgt cgt cct 646 Ile Cys Val Cys Val Asp Glu Asp Cys Ser His Glu Ala Cys Arg Pro 165 170 175 gct gtt gat ttt gtt gtt gag gtt ctc tat ttg tct cac aaa ttc gag 694 Ala Val Asp Phe Val Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ser His Lys Phe Glu 180 185 190 att gtc gaa ttg gtt tcg ctt tat cag agg cac cta ctg gat att ctt 742 Ile Val Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Tyr Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu 195 200 205 210 gac aag att gca cca gat gac gtt cta gta gtg tta tct gtc gct gag 790 Asp Lys Ile Ala Pro Asp Asp Val Leu Val Val Leu Ser Val Ala Glu 215 220 225 atg tgt gga aat gcg tgt gac gga ttg ctg gca agg tgt att gac aag 838 Met Cys Gly Asn Ala Cys Asp Gly Leu Leu Ala Arg Cys Ile Asp Lys 230 235 240 att gtg agg tcc gat att gac gta acc acc att gat aaa tcc ttg ccg 886 Ile Val Arg Ser Asp Ile Asp Val Thr Thr Ile Asp Lys Ser Leu Pro 245 250 255 cag aat gtt gtg aaa cag ata atc gac acg cga aag gaa ctt ggg ttt 934 Gln Asn Val Val Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Thr Arg Lys Glu Leu Gly Phe 260 265 270 act gaa cct ggg cgt gtt gag ttt cct gat aag cat gtg aag aga ata 982 Thr Glu Pro Gly Arg Val Glu Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys Arg Ile 275 280 285 290 cac aga gct ttg gaa tcc gat gat gta gag tta gtc aga atg ctt tta 1030 His Arg Ala Leu Glu Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Arg Met Leu Leu 295 300 305 aaa gag cgc cat aca act cta gat gat gca tat gcc ctt cac tat gct 1078 Lys Glu Arg His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr Ala 310 315 320 gtg gca cat tgt gat gcc aag acc acc acg gag ctt ctt gag ctt ggg 1126 Val Ala His Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu Gly 325 330 335 ctt gca gat gtt aat ctt aga aat cta agg ggt cac act gtg cta cat 1174 Leu Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly His Thr Val Leu His 340 345 350 gtg gca gcc atg aga aaa gag cct aag ata att gta tcc ttg tta acc 1222 Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu Leu Thr 355 360 365 370 aag gga gcc cat ccg tct gat ata aca tca gat gat aaa aaa gca ctg 1270 Lys Gly Ala His Pro Ser Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys Ala Leu 375 380 385 cag ata gca aag aga cta aca aaa gct gtg gac ttc tat aaa act aca 1318 Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Tyr Lys Thr Thr 390 395 400 gaa caa gga aaa gat gca cca aag gat cgg ttg tgc att gaa ata ctg 1366 Glu Gln Gly Lys Asp Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu Ile Leu 405 410 415 gag caa gct gaa aga aga gaa cca ttg cta gga gaa ggt tct gtt tct 1414 Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Ser 420 425 430 ctt gca aag gca gga gat gat ctg cgt atg aag cta tta tat ctt gaa 1462 Leu Ala Lys Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu 435 440 445 450 aat aga gtt gca ctt gct cgg ttg ctc ttt cca atg gaa gcg aaa gtg 1510 Asn Arg Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Lys Val 455 460 465 gct atg gat att gct caa gtg gac gga act tct gaa ttc aca ttg tca 1558 Ala Met Asp Ile Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Thr Leu Ser 470 475 480 aag aat ata gct gat gca cga aga aat gcg gtg gac ttg aat gag gct 1606 Lys Asn Ile Ala Asp Ala Arg Arg Asn Ala Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Ala 485 490 495 ccc ttt ata ttg aaa gag gag cat ttg cag agg atg aaa gca ctg tct 1654 Pro Phe Ile Leu Lys Glu Glu His Leu Gln Arg Met Lys Ala Leu Ser 500 505 510 aaa act gtt gag ctt ggc aag cgt ttc ttt cca cgc tgc tcc gat gtt 1702 Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg Cys Ser Asp Val 515 520 525 530 ctt aat aag att atg gac gcc gaa gat cta tca cag ctt gca ttt tta 1750 Leu Asn Lys Ile Met Asp Ala Glu Asp Leu Ser Gln Leu Ala Phe Leu 535 540 545 gga aaa gat act cca gag gaa cgg caa agg aag aga aaa cga tac ctt 1798 Gly Lys Asp Thr Pro Glu Glu Arg Gln Arg Lys Arg Lys Arg Tyr Leu 550 555 560 gaa ctg caa gac gct tta act aag gct ttt aca gag gac aaa gaa gag 1846 Glu Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu Thr Lys Ala Phe Thr Glu Asp Lys Glu Glu 565 570 575 ttt gac cgt tct aca tta tca tca tcg tcg tcg tcg act cca atg ggg 1894 Phe Asp Arg Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Pro Met Gly 580 585 590 agg cca tat ggt aag acc aat ttc aag agg taa ctccttagca gctcaaagtt 1947 Arg Pro Tyr Gly Lys Thr Asn Phe Lys Arg 595 600 gcatacgacg tcacttgtat aatattcatg tatatgtatg aaaatttctt tttgttctcc 2007 ccttctattg atggccacgg tttcgatctt tttggtctgt attataattt ttgaccgatt 2067 acttgataga attgtattct atacatcttt ataagctcat agtaacacca gatttaggta 2127 ctatccgttg gagacacata ctcttgtgtg cgatgatgaa tcaatcatca gattacatta 2187 cacgagccat ttcctgccat attgtaattc atgtatcaag gtacaaataa atagcgtcgt 2247 ggggttgcac ctcttgcatt atcgaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 2296 64 604 PRT Beta vulgaris 64 Met Thr Thr Thr Ser Thr Thr Met Val Ile Asp Ser Arg Thr Ala Phe 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Ser Asn Asp Ile Ser Asn Gly Ser Ser Ile Cys Cys Val Ala 20 25 30 Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Ala Glu Asn Ser Leu Ser Phe 35 40 45 Thr Pro Asp Ala Ala Ala Leu Leu Arg Leu Ser Glu Asn Leu Asp Ser 50 55 60 Leu Phe Gln Pro Ser Leu Ser Leu Ser Asp Ser Asp Ser Phe Ala Asp 65 70 75 80 Ala Lys Ile Val Val Ser Gly Asp Ser Arg Glu Val Ala Val His Arg 85 90 95 Cys Val Leu Ser Ser Arg Ser Ser Phe Phe Arg Ser Ala Phe Ala Ser 100 105 110 Lys Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Glu Arg Asp Lys Glu Arg Val Val Lys Leu 115 120 125 Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Ala Gly Asp Phe Glu Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val 130 135 140 Val Ala Val Leu Gly Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Val Arg Asn Leu Pro 145 150 155 160 Arg Gly Ile Cys Val Cys Val Asp Glu Asp Cys Ser His Glu Ala Cys 165 170 175 Arg Pro Ala Val Asp Phe Val Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ser His Lys 180 185 190 Phe Glu Ile Val Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Tyr Gln Arg His Leu Leu Asp 195 200 205 Ile Leu Asp Lys Ile Ala Pro Asp Asp Val Leu Val Val Leu Ser Val 210 215 220 Ala Glu Met Cys Gly Asn Ala Cys Asp Gly Leu Leu Ala Arg Cys Ile 225 230 235 240 Asp Lys Ile Val Arg Ser Asp Ile Asp Val Thr Thr Ile Asp Lys Ser 245 250 255 Leu Pro Gln Asn Val Val Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Thr Arg Lys Glu Leu 260 265 270 Gly Phe Thr Glu Pro Gly Arg Val Glu Phe Pro Asp Lys His Val Lys 275 280 285 Arg Ile His Arg Ala Leu Glu Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Arg Met 290 295 300 Leu Leu Lys Glu Arg His Thr Thr Leu Asp Asp Ala Tyr Ala Leu His 305 310 315 320 Tyr Ala Val Ala His Cys Asp Ala Lys Thr Thr Thr Glu Leu Leu Glu 325 330 335 Leu Gly Leu Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Leu Arg Gly His Thr Val 340 345 350 Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Ile Ile Val Ser Leu 355 360 365 Leu Thr Lys Gly Ala His Pro Ser Asp Ile Thr Ser Asp Asp Lys Lys 370 375 380 Ala Leu Gln Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Val Asp Phe Tyr Lys 385 390 395 400 Thr Thr Glu Gln Gly Lys Asp Ala Pro Lys Asp Arg Leu Cys Ile Glu 405 410 415 Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Glu Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Leu Gly Glu Gly Ser 420 425 430 Val Ser Leu Ala Lys Ala Gly Asp Asp Leu Arg Met Lys Leu Leu Tyr 435 440 445 Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Met Glu Ala 450 455 460 Lys Val Ala Met Asp Ile Ala Gln Val Asp Gly Thr Ser Glu Phe Thr 465 470 475 480 Leu Ser Lys Asn Ile Ala Asp Ala Arg Arg Asn Ala Val Asp Leu Asn 485 490 495 Glu Ala Pro Phe Ile Leu Lys Glu Glu His Leu Gln Arg Met Lys Ala 500 505 510 Leu Ser Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Phe Phe Pro Arg Cys Ser 515 520 525 Asp Val Leu Asn Lys Ile Met Asp Ala Glu Asp Leu Ser Gln Leu Ala 530 535 540 Phe Leu Gly Lys Asp Thr Pro Glu Glu Arg Gln Arg Lys Arg Lys Arg 545 550 555 560 Tyr Leu Glu Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu Thr Lys Ala Phe Thr Glu Asp Lys 565 570 575 Glu Glu Phe Asp Arg Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Pro 580 585 590 Met Gly Arg Pro Tyr Gly Lys Thr Asn Phe Lys Arg 595 600 65 2844 DNA Helianthus annuus CDS (737)..(2512) full-length Sunflower B cDNA sequence 65 gacgataaaa cccctctctc tttttgctac caagaacctt cctactttct tgcaccaaag 60 tttctttgca ggttctttga agcttcttta tcatcatacg ttggtttgat attgtttttg 120 atgcatcttt tcacatgggt tttgcttatt gagtgattat ctgttgtggg tatttgatac 180 aaattgaaaa aaagatgatt agatttggta tttagggttt tggttattga agattttatt 240 aattagggtt tgattagggt ttgattaaga ttcttgtatt ggatgggttg atttagatcc 300 agctgtttgt gggtttcaaa tttttgtttt ggtatttgca tatctcattc taatctattc 360 agaggttgag gttctttagg tttgactttg actttgactt ttgggtactt tcttgtacat 420 gtataatgtt tgatttgatc cattatatgt gttttgtaat tgaatcatag caaattttct 480 tgcctgtata tatatgtttt attgaggatt tggttcaagt tttgaccttt ttgggaaaaa 540 aagtcaaaca catattcttg ttcatgtagt tttgcaaatc aatcatttca caaatctttc 600 tttatgttgg gaatccatct caatcataaa aaagtttctt tctttctttg agttcttgtt 660 agctatgaaa gtttatgatt tgtccttttt gtgataaagt caaaccccta atcatcctgg 720 gactttgact aaatcg atg gcg aat tca tcc gaa ccg tca tca tcc ata agc 772 Met Ala Asn Ser Ser Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser 1 5 10 ttc acc tca tct tca cac ata tct aac ggc gca act agc tac aac ata 820 Phe Thr Ser Ser Ser His Ile Ser Asn Gly Ala Thr Ser Tyr Asn Ile 15 20 25 ccc cca cca tca atc ccc gag cca cgg tcg aat att gaa atc att ggc 868 Pro Pro Pro Ser Ile Pro Glu Pro Arg Ser Asn Ile Glu Ile Ile Gly 30 35 40 tta aat aga ctc agc aca aac cta gag aag ctc gta ttc gat tca ggt 916 Leu Asn Arg Leu Ser Thr Asn Leu Glu Lys Leu Val Phe Asp Ser Gly 45 50 55 60 tct gaa tct gat tgc aat tac agc gat gct gaa gtt gtt gtt gag ggt 964 Ser Glu Ser Asp Cys Asn Tyr Ser Asp Ala Glu Val Val Val Glu Gly 65 70 75 att tct gta ggc att cat cgg tgt att tta gcc act aga agt acg ttt 1012 Ile Ser Val Gly Ile His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Thr Arg Ser Thr Phe 80 85 90 ttt agc gat ttg ttt aag aag aac aaa ggt tgt gta gag aag gac agt 1060 Phe Ser Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Asn Lys Gly Cys Val Glu Lys Asp Ser 95 100 105 aag ccg aaa tat aac atg agt gat ttg ttg ccg tat ggg agc gtt ggg 1108 Lys Pro Lys Tyr Asn Met Ser Asp Leu Leu Pro Tyr Gly Ser Val Gly 110 115 120 tat gat gcg ttt ctc gtg ttt tta agc tat gtt tat act ggg aaa ctg 1156 Tyr Asp Ala Phe Leu Val Phe Leu Ser Tyr Val Tyr Thr Gly Lys Leu 125 130 135 140 aaa gcg tct cct ccg gag gtt tca acc tgc gtt gat gat ggg tgt ctt 1204 Lys Ala Ser Pro Pro Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Asp Gly Cys Leu 145 150 155 cat gat gct tgt tgg cct gct att aac ttt gct gtt gag ttg act tat 1252 His Asp Ala Cys Trp Pro Ala Ile Asn Phe Ala Val Glu Leu Thr Tyr 160 165 170 gcg tct tcg gtt ttt caa gtt ccg gaa tta gtt tcg ctt ttt cag cgt 1300 Ala Ser Ser Val Phe Gln Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Phe Gln Arg 175 180 185 cgt ctt ctc aac ttt gtg gac aag gct ctt gtt gaa gac gtg atc ccg 1348 Arg Leu Leu Asn Phe Val Asp Lys Ala Leu Val Glu Asp Val Ile Pro 190 195 200 atc ctt gtt gtg gcc ttt cac tgt cag ttg caa aac gtc tta tct cgt 1396 Ile Leu Val Val Ala Phe His Cys Gln Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Ser Arg 205 210 215 220 tgc att gac cga gta gtt agg tca aag ctc gat act att tcc att gaa 1444 Cys Ile Asp Arg Val Val Arg Ser Lys Leu Asp Thr Ile Ser Ile Glu 225 230 235 aaa gag ctt cca ttt gaa gtc acc caa atg atc aaa tcc att gat aac 1492 Lys Glu Leu Pro Phe Glu Val Thr Gln Met Ile Lys Ser Ile Asp Asn 240 245 250 atc atc caa gaa gat gac gaa cat aca gtc gaa tca gaa gtc gtg tta 1540 Ile Ile Gln Glu Asp Asp Glu His Thr Val Glu Ser Glu Val Val Leu 255 260 265 cgt gaa aag aga att aaa agc ata cac aaa gca tta gac tgt gac gat 1588 Arg Glu Lys Arg Ile Lys Ser Ile His Lys Ala Leu Asp Cys Asp Asp 270 275 280 gtt gag ctt gtg aaa atg att tta gac gaa tcc aaa atc acg tta gat 1636 Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Ile Leu Asp Glu Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Asp 285 290 295 300 gaa gcc tgc gct ctt cat tat gcg gtc atg tat tgt aat caa gaa gtt 1684 Glu Ala Cys Ala Leu His Tyr Ala Val Met Tyr Cys Asn Gln Glu Val 305 310 315 gct aag gag att ctt aac tta aac cgt gcg gat gtt aat ctt aga aac 1732 Ala Lys Glu Ile Leu Asn Leu Asn Arg Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn 320 325 330 tca cga gat tac acc gtg ctt cat gtt gct gcc atg cgt aaa gaa cca 1780 Ser Arg Asp Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro 335 340 345 tca ctt att gtt tcg att cta agc aaa ggc gcg tgt gca tcg gat act 1828 Ser Leu Ile Val Ser Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly Ala Cys Ala Ser Asp Thr 350 355 360 act ttt gat gga caa agt gcg gtt agt att tgc agg aga cga aca agg 1876 Thr Phe Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile Cys Arg Arg Arg Thr Arg 365 370 375 380 ccc aag gat tat tat gtg aaa acc gaa cac ggg caa gaa aca aat aaa 1924 Pro Lys Asp Tyr Tyr Val Lys Thr Glu His Gly Gln Glu Thr Asn Lys 385 390 395 gat cgt ata tgc atc gat gtt ttg gag cgg gaa ata aag agg aat ccg 1972 Asp Arg Ile Cys Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg Glu Ile Lys Arg Asn Pro 400 405 410 atg ata ggc gat gtt tcc gtg tgt tct tca gca gtg gct gat gat ttg 2020 Met Ile Gly Asp Val Ser Val Cys Ser Ser Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Leu 415 420 425 cat atg aat tta ctc tac tta gaa aac cga gtg gca ttt gct cga ctg 2068 His Met Asn Leu Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Ala Phe Ala Arg Leu 430 435 440 tta ttt ccg tca gaa gcg aaa cta gca atg gaa att gcg cat gcc caa 2116 Leu Phe Pro Ser Glu Ala Lys Leu Ala Met Glu Ile Ala His Ala Gln 445 450 455 460 acg act gca cag tat ccg ggt cta ttg gca tcg aaa ggg tca aat ggt 2164 Thr Thr Ala Gln Tyr Pro Gly Leu Leu Ala Ser Lys Gly Ser Asn Gly 465 470 475 aac tta agg gag atg gat ttg aac gag aca ccg ttg gtg cag aac aaa 2212 Asn Leu Arg Glu Met Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro Leu Val Gln Asn Lys 480 485 490 aga ttg ctt tca aga atg gaa gcc ctt tcc cgg aca gtg gaa atg ggt 2260 Arg Leu Leu Ser Arg Met Glu Ala Leu Ser Arg Thr Val Glu Met Gly 495 500 505 agg cga tat ttc cct cat tgt tca gag gtt ctg gat aag ttc atg gag 2308 Arg Arg Tyr Phe Pro His Cys Ser Glu Val Leu Asp Lys Phe Met Glu 510 515 520 gac gat cta cag gat ctt ttt atc ctc gag aag ggt acc gaa gaa gaa 2356 Asp Asp Leu Gln Asp Leu Phe Ile Leu Glu Lys Gly Thr Glu Glu Glu 525 530 535 540 caa gaa atc aaa agg acg cga ttt atg gag ctt aaa gaa gat gtc caa 2404 Gln Glu Ile Lys Arg Thr Arg Phe Met Glu Leu Lys Glu Asp Val Gln 545 550 555 aga gcc ttt acc aag gac aag gcc gag ctt cat cgc ggt ttg tcc tca 2452 Arg Ala Phe Thr Lys Asp Lys Ala Glu Leu His Arg Gly Leu Ser Ser 560 565 570 tca atg tac acc ccc aca gtg aga aac ggg tca aag agt aaa gcc cgc 2500 Ser Met Tyr Thr Pro Thr Val Arg Asn Gly Ser Lys Ser Lys Ala Arg 575 580 585 aaa tac tca tga aacccccgtg tttctttgat gatcttttaa cacgctttta 2552 Lys Tyr Ser 590 cgtgcctaat attagaggca aaacatatgt atgaagaaat aatggtggtg catgatgatg 2612 tttagggctc aggtttaggg tttatatgta ctaaattttg tgatttgacg ctaaaaatgc 2672 tatgttgttt tttttttttt ttggataata tggtgtgaaa gctaacgcct tttactagta 2732 gcatgttaat gtttgtgttt gaatcatagt tttttatgca tgtttgtttt acttgcacaa 2792 caactaataa atataatttt tcataataaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa 2844 66 591 PRT Helianthus annuus 66 Met Ala Asn Ser Ser Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser His Ile Ser Asn Gly Ala Thr Ser Tyr Asn Ile Pro Pro Pro Ser 20 25 30 Ile Pro Glu Pro Arg Ser Asn Ile Glu Ile Ile Gly Leu Asn Arg Leu 35 40 45 Ser Thr Asn Leu Glu Lys Leu Val Phe Asp Ser Gly Ser Glu Ser Asp 50 55 60 Cys Asn Tyr Ser Asp Ala Glu Val Val Val Glu Gly Ile Ser Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Ile His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Thr Arg Ser Thr Phe Phe Ser Asp Leu 85 90 95 Phe Lys Lys Asn Lys Gly Cys Val Glu Lys Asp Ser Lys Pro Lys Tyr 100 105 110 Asn Met Ser Asp Leu Leu Pro Tyr Gly Ser Val Gly Tyr Asp Ala Phe 115 120 125 Leu Val Phe Leu Ser Tyr Val Tyr Thr Gly Lys Leu Lys Ala Ser Pro 130 135 140 Pro Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Asp Gly Cys Leu His Asp Ala Cys 145 150 155 160 Trp Pro Ala Ile Asn Phe Ala Val Glu Leu Thr Tyr Ala Ser Ser Val 165 170 175 Phe Gln Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Phe Gln Arg Arg Leu Leu Asn 180 185 190 Phe Val Asp Lys Ala Leu Val Glu Asp Val Ile Pro Ile Leu Val Val 195 200 205 Ala Phe His Cys Gln Leu Gln Asn Val Leu Ser Arg Cys Ile Asp Arg 210 215 220 Val Val Arg Ser Lys Leu Asp Thr Ile Ser Ile Glu Lys Glu Leu Pro 225 230 235 240 Phe Glu Val Thr Gln Met Ile Lys Ser Ile Asp Asn Ile Ile Gln Glu 245 250 255 Asp Asp Glu His Thr Val Glu Ser Glu Val Val Leu Arg Glu Lys Arg 260 265 270 Ile Lys Ser Ile His Lys Ala Leu Asp Cys Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val 275 280 285 Lys Met Ile Leu Asp Glu Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Asp Glu Ala Cys Ala 290 295 300 Leu His Tyr Ala Val Met Tyr Cys Asn Gln Glu Val Ala Lys Glu Ile 305 310 315 320 Leu Asn Leu Asn Arg Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Ser Arg Asp Tyr 325 330 335 Thr Val Leu His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Leu Ile Val 340 345 350 Ser Ile Leu Ser Lys Gly Ala Cys Ala Ser Asp Thr Thr Phe Asp Gly 355 360 365 Gln Ser Ala Val Ser Ile Cys Arg Arg Arg Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr 370 375 380 Tyr Val Lys Thr Glu His Gly Gln Glu Thr Asn Lys Asp Arg Ile Cys 385 390 395 400 Ile Asp Val Leu Glu Arg Glu Ile Lys Arg Asn Pro Met Ile Gly Asp 405 410 415 Val Ser Val Cys Ser Ser Ala Val Ala Asp Asp Leu His Met Asn Leu 420 425 430 Leu Tyr Leu Glu Asn Arg Val Ala Phe Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Ser 435 440 445 Glu Ala Lys Leu Ala Met Glu Ile Ala His Ala Gln Thr Thr Ala Gln 450 455 460 Tyr Pro Gly Leu Leu Ala Ser Lys Gly Ser Asn Gly Asn Leu Arg Glu 465 470 475 480 Met Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro Leu Val Gln Asn Lys Arg Leu Leu Ser 485 490 495 Arg Met Glu Ala Leu Ser Arg Thr Val Glu Met Gly Arg Arg Tyr Phe 500 505 510 Pro His Cys Ser Glu Val Leu Asp Lys Phe Met Glu Asp Asp Leu Gln 515 520 525 Asp Leu Phe Ile Leu Glu Lys Gly Thr Glu Glu Glu Gln Glu Ile Lys 530 535 540 Arg Thr Arg Phe Met Glu Leu Lys Glu Asp Val Gln Arg Ala Phe Thr 545 550 555 560 Lys Asp Lys Ala Glu Leu His Arg Gly Leu Ser Ser Ser Met Tyr Thr 565 570 575 Pro Thr Val Arg Asn Gly Ser Lys Ser Lys Ala Arg Lys Tyr Ser 580 585 590 67 1477 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(804) AtNMLc2 cDNA sequence 67 atg agc aat ctt gaa gaa tct ttg aga tct cta tcg ttg gat ttc ctg 48 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 1 5 10 15 aac cta cta atc aac ggt caa gct ttc tcc gac gtg act ttc agc gtt 96 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 20 25 30 gaa ggt cgt tta gtc cac gct cac cgt tgt atc ctc gcc gca cgg agg 144 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Arg 35 40 45 ctt ttc ttc cgc aaa ttc ttt tgt ggg aca gac tca cca caa cct gtc 192 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 50 55 60 aca ggt ata gac ccg acc caa cat ggg tcc gta ccc gct agc cca aca 240 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 65 70 75 80 aga ggc tcc acg gcc cca gct gga att ata cca gtg aac tca gtc ggt 288 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly 85 90 95 tat gag gtt ttt ctg ttg cta ctt cag ttt ctt tat agc gga caa gtc 336 Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val 100 105 110 tcc atc gtg ccg cag aaa cac gag cct aga cct aat tgt ggc gag aga 384 Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg 115 120 125 gga tgt tgg cac act cat tgc tca gcc gcc gtt gat ctt gct ctt gat 432 Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp 130 135 140 act ctc gcc gcc tct cgt tac ttc ggc gtc gag cag ctc gca ttg ctc 480 Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 acc cag aaa caa ttg gca agc atg gtg gag aaa gcc tct atc gaa gat 528 Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp 165 170 175 gtg atg aaa gtt tta ata gca tca aga aag caa gac atg cat caa tta 576 Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu 180 185 190 tgg acc acc tgc tct cac tta gtt gct aaa tca ggt ctc cca cca gag 624 Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val Ala Lys Ser Gly Leu Pro Pro Glu 195 200 205 att ctt gcc aag cat ctc cct att gac gtc gtc acc aaa ata gaa gag 672 Ile Leu Ala Lys His Leu Pro Ile Asp Val Val Thr Lys Ile Glu Glu 210 215 220 ctt cgt ctt aaa tct tct ata gct cgc cgt tct cta atg cct cac aac 720 Leu Arg Leu Lys Ser Ser Ile Ala Arg Arg Ser Leu Met Pro His Asn 225 230 235 240 cac cac cat gat ctc agc ggn gnt caa nac cta aag ntc aaa gtt aga 768 His His His Asp Leu Ser Xaa Xaa Gln Xaa Leu Lys Xaa Lys Val Arg 245 250 255 agg ttg agc cga ctt gga ttc ttc aac gng aac tag taaagctgat 814 Arg Leu Ser Arg Leu Gly Phe Phe Asn Xaa Asn 260 265 ggtaatggan aaggactcca ttcttgatga agtcgtaagc attgcattac cgcttgttaa 874 aagctgtaga agagaagttg tgaagncttt ngcttgaagc ttggaagctg ccgatgtgaa 934 ttatccggcg ggtccggcaa ggnaaancac ctttgcactt cgcgggntga gatggtctct 994 ccagacatgg tggctgttct gttagcccnc catgcttgat cctaatgtga ggacagttgg 1054 tggaatcacg cctcttgata tccttagaac attaacttcg gatttcttgt tcaaggggca 1114 gttcctggat tgactcacat tgaaccgaat aaacttaggc tttgcctcga gcttgttcaa 1174 tccgctgcaa tggtgatatc tcgagaagaa ggaaacaata gcaacaacca aaacaatgat 1234 aacaataccg ggatttaccc tcatatgaat gaggagcaca atagtggaag cagtggaggg 1294 agcaataaca atttggattc aagattggtt tatctcaatc ttggagcagg tacgggtcag 1354 atgggtccag gtcgagatca aggggatgac cataacagtc agagggaagg tatgagtcgg 1414 catcatcatc atcatcaaga cccatctaca atgtatcatc accatcatca acatcacttc 1474 tag 1477 68 267 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana misc_feature (247)...(247) Xaa is Gly 68 Met Ser Asn Leu Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Leu Asp Phe Leu 1 5 10 15 Asn Leu Leu Ile Asn Gly Gln Ala Phe Ser Asp Val Thr Phe Ser Val 20 25 30 Glu Gly Arg Leu Val His Ala His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Arg 35 40 45 Leu Phe Phe Arg Lys Phe Phe Cys Gly Thr Asp Ser Pro Gln Pro Val 50 55 60 Thr Gly Ile Asp Pro Thr Gln His Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Ser Pro Thr 65 70 75 80 Arg Gly Ser Thr Ala Pro Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Val Asn Ser Val Gly 85 90 95 Tyr Glu Val Phe Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Phe Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln Val 100 105 110 Ser Ile Val Pro Gln Lys His Glu Pro Arg Pro Asn Cys Gly Glu Arg 115 120 125 Gly Cys Trp His Thr His Cys Ser Ala Ala Val Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp 130 135 140 Thr Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Tyr Phe Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Thr Gln Lys Gln Leu Ala Ser Met Val Glu Lys Ala Ser Ile Glu Asp 165 170 175 Val Met Lys Val Leu Ile Ala Ser Arg Lys Gln Asp Met His Gln Leu 180 185 190 Trp Thr Thr Cys Ser His Leu Val Ala Lys Ser Gly Leu Pro Pro Glu 195 200 205 Ile Leu Ala Lys His Leu Pro Ile Asp Val Val Thr Lys Ile Glu Glu 210 215 220 Leu Arg Leu Lys Ser Ser Ile Ala Arg Arg Ser Leu Met Pro His Asn 225 230 235 240 His His His Asp Leu Ser Xaa Xaa Gln Xaa Leu Lys Xaa Lys Val Arg 245 250 255 Arg Leu Ser Arg Leu Gly Phe Phe Asn Xaa Asn 260 265 69 1725 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (1)..(1725) AtNMLc4-1 cDNA sequence 69 atg gct gca act gca ata gag cca tct tca tct ata agt ttc aca tct 48 Met Ala Ala Thr Ala Ile Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser 1 5 10 15 tct cac tta tca aac cct tct cct gtt gtt act act tat cac tca gct 96 Ser His Leu Ser Asn Pro Ser Pro Val Val Thr Thr Tyr His Ser Ala 20 25 30 gcc aat ctt gaa gag ctc agc tct aac ttg gag cag ctt ctc act aat 144 Ala Asn Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Thr Asn 35 40 45 70 574 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 70 Met Ala Ala Thr Ala Ile Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser His Leu Ser Asn Pro Ser Pro Val Val Thr Thr Tyr His Ser Ala 20 25 30 Ala Asn Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Ser Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Thr Asn 35 40 45 Pro Asp Cys Asp Tyr Thr Asp Ala Glu Ile Ile Ile Glu Glu Glu Ala 50 55 60 Asn Pro Val Ser Val His Arg Cys Val Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Lys Phe 65 70 75 80 Phe Leu Asp Leu Phe Lys Lys Asp Lys Asp Ser Ser Glu Lys Lys Pro 85 90 95 Lys Tyr Gln Met Lys Asp Leu Leu Pro Tyr Gly Asn Val Gly Arg Glu 100 105 110 Ala Phe Leu His Phe Leu Ser Tyr Ile Tyr Thr Gly Arg Leu Lys Pro 115 120 125 Phe Pro Ile Glu Val Ser Thr Cys Val Asp Ser Val Cys Ala His Asp 130 135 140 Ser Cys Lys Pro Ala Ile Asp Phe Ala Val Glu Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser 145 150 155 160 Phe Val Phe Gln Ile Pro Asp Leu Val Ser Ser Phe Gln Arg Lys Leu 165 170 175 Arg Asn Tyr Val Glu Lys Ser Leu Val Glu Asn Val Leu Pro Ile Leu 180 185 190 Leu Val Ala Phe His Cys Asp Leu Thr Gln Leu Leu Asp Gln Cys Ile 195 200 205 Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Asp Leu Asp Arg Phe Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu 210 215 220 Leu Pro Leu Glu Val Leu Glu Lys Ile Lys Gln Leu Arg Val Lys Ser 225 230 235 240 Val Asn Ile Pro Glu Val Glu Asp Lys Ser Ile Glu Arg Thr Gly Lys 245 250 255 Val Leu Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu 260 265 270 Leu Thr Glu Ser Asp Ile Thr Leu Asp Gln Ala Asn Gly Leu His Tyr 275 280 285 Ala Val Ala Tyr Ser Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Gln Val Leu Asp Leu 290 295 300 Asp Met Ala Asp Val Asn Phe Arg Asn Ser Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 305 310 315 320 His Ile Ala Ala Met Arg Arg Glu Pro Thr Ile Ile Ile Pro Leu Ile 325 330 335 Gln Lys Gly Ala Asn Ala Ser Asp Phe Thr Phe Asp Gly Arg Ser Ala 340 345 350 Val Asn Ile Cys Arg Arg Leu Thr Arg Pro Lys Asp Tyr His Thr Lys 355 360 365 Thr Ser Arg Lys Glu Pro Ser Lys Tyr Arg Leu Cys Ile Asp Ile Leu 370 375 380 Glu Arg Glu Ile Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Val Ser Gly Asp Thr Pro Thr 385 390 395 400 Cys Ser His Ser Met Pro Glu Asp Leu Gln Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Leu 405 410 415 Glu Lys Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Gln Leu Phe Phe Pro Ala Glu Ala Asn 420 425 430 Val Ala Met Asp Val Ala Asn Val Glu Gly Thr Ser Glu Cys Thr Gly 435 440 445 Leu Leu Thr Pro Pro Pro Ser Asn Asp Thr Thr Glu Asn Leu Gly Lys 450 455 460 Val Asp Leu Asn Glu Thr Pro Tyr Val Gln Thr Lys Arg Met Leu Thr 465 470 475 480 Arg Met Lys Ala Leu Met Lys Thr Val Glu Thr Gly Arg Arg Tyr Phe 485 490 495 Pro Ser Cys Tyr Glu Val Leu Asp Lys Tyr Met Asp Gln Tyr Met Asp 500 505 510 Glu Glu Ile Pro Asp Met Ser Tyr Pro Glu Lys Gly Thr Val Lys Glu 515 520 525 Arg Arg Gln Lys Arg Met Arg Tyr Asn Glu Leu Lys Asn Asp Val Lys 530 535 540 Lys Ala Tyr Ser Lys Asp Lys Val Ala Arg Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser 545 550 555 560 Ser Pro Ala Ser Ser Leu Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Asn Pro Thr 565 570 71 1818 DNA Arabidopsis thaliana CDS (13)..(1818) AtNMLc4-2 cDNA sequence 71 gccgatctcg tg atg atg gcc acc acc acc acc acc acc acc gct aga ttc 51 Met Met Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Arg Phe 1 5 10 tct gat tca tac gag ttc agc aac aca agc ggc aat agc ttc ttc gcc 99 Ser Asp Ser Tyr Glu Phe Ser Asn Thr Ser Gly Asn Ser Phe Phe Ala 15 20 25 gcc gag tca tct ctt gat tat ccg acg gaa ttt ctc acg cca ccg gag 147 Ala Glu Ser Ser Leu Asp Tyr Pro Thr Glu Phe Leu Thr Pro Pro Glu 30 35 40 45 gta tca gct ctt aaa ctt ctg tct aac tgc ctc gag tct gtt ttc gac 195 Val Ser Ala Leu Lys Leu Leu Ser Asn Cys Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp 50 55 60 tcg ccg gag acg ttc tac agc gat gct aag cta gtt ctc gcc ggc ggc 243 Ser Pro Glu Thr Phe Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ala Gly Gly 65 70 75 cgg gaa gtt tct ttt cac cgt tgt att ctt tcc gcg aga att cct gtc 291 Arg Glu Val Ser Phe His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ile Pro Val 80 85 90 ttc aaa agc gct tta gcc acc gtg aag gaa caa aaa tcc tcc acc acc 339 Phe Lys Ser Ala Leu Ala Thr Val Lys Glu Gln Lys Ser Ser Thr Thr 95 100 105 gtg aag ctc cag ctg aaa gag atc gcc aga gat tac gaa gtc ggc ttt 387 Val Lys Leu Gln Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Asp Tyr Glu Val Gly Phe 110 115 120 125 gac tcg gtt gtg gcg gtt ttg gcg tat gtt tac agc ggc aga gtg agg 435 Asp Ser Val Val Ala Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg 130 135 140 tcc ccg ccg aag gga gct tct gct tgc gta gac gac gat tgt tgc cac 483 Ser Pro Pro Lys Gly Ala Ser Ala Cys Val Asp Asp Asp Cys Cys His 145 150 155 gtg gct tgc cgg tca aag gtg gat ttc atg gtg gag gtt ctt tat ctg 531 Val Ala Cys Arg Ser Lys Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu 160 165 170 tct ttc gtt ttc cag att caa gaa tta gtt act ctg tat gag agg cag 579 Ser Phe Val Phe Gln Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Leu Tyr Glu Arg Gln 175 180 185 ttc ttg gaa att gta gac aaa gtt gta gtc gaa gac atc ttg gtt ata 627 Phe Leu Glu Ile Val Asp Lys Val Val Val Glu Asp Ile Leu Val Ile 190 195 200 205 ttc aag ctt gat act cta tgt ggt aca aca tac aag aag ctt ttg gat 675 Phe Lys Leu Asp Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Thr Tyr Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp 210 215 220 aga tgc ata gaa att atc gtg aag tct gat ata gaa cta gtt agt ctt 723 Arg Cys Ile Glu Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Ile Glu Leu Val Ser Leu 225 230 235 gag aag tct tta cct caa cac att ttc aag caa atc ata gac atc cgc 771 Glu Lys Ser Leu Pro Gln His Ile Phe Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Ile Arg 240 245 250 gaa gcg ctc tgt cta gag cca cct aaa cta gaa agg cat gtc aag aac 819 Glu Ala Leu Cys Leu Glu Pro Pro Lys Leu Glu Arg His Val Lys Asn 255 260 265 ata tac aag gcg cta gac tca gat gat gtt gag ctt gtc aag atg ctt 867 Ile Tyr Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu 270 275 280 285 ttg cta gaa gga cac acc aat ctc gat gag gcg tat gct ctt cat ttt 915 Leu Leu Glu Gly His Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe 290 295 300 gct atc gct cac tgc gct gtg aag acc gcg tat gat ctc ctc gag ctt 963 Ala Ile Ala His Cys Ala Val Lys Thr Ala Tyr Asp Leu Leu Glu Leu 305 310 315 gag ctt gcg gat gtt aac ctt aga aat ccg agg gga tac act gtg ctt 1011 Glu Leu Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 320 325 330 cat gtt gct gcg atg cgg aag gag ccg aag ttg ata ata tct ttg tta 1059 His Val Ala Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Leu Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu 335 340 345 atg aaa ggg gca aat att tta gac aca aca ttg gat ggt aga acc gct 1107 Met Lys Gly Ala Asn Ile Leu Asp Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala 350 355 360 365 tta gtg att gta aaa cga ctc act aaa gcg gat gac tac aaa act agt 1155 Leu Val Ile Val Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Asp Asp Tyr Lys Thr Ser 370 375 380 acg gag gac ggt acg cct tct ctg aaa ggc gga tta tgc ata gag gta 1203 Thr Glu Asp Gly Thr Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val 385 390 395 ctt gag cat gaa caa aaa cta gaa tat ttg tcg cct ata gag gct tca 1251 Leu Glu His Glu Gln Lys Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Pro Ile Glu Ala Ser 400 405 410 ctt tct ctt cca gta act cca gag gag ttg agg atg agg ttg ctc tat 1299 Leu Ser Leu Pro Val Thr Pro Glu Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr 415 420 425 tat gaa aac cga gtt gca ctt gct cga ctt ctc ttt cca gtg gaa act 1347 Tyr Glu Asn Arg Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Val Glu Thr 430 435 440 445 gaa act gta cag ggt att gcc aaa ttg gag gaa aca tgc gag ttt aca 1395 Glu Thr Val Gln Gly Ile Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu Thr Cys Glu Phe Thr 450 455 460 gct tct agt ctc gag cct gat cat cac att ggt gaa aag cgg aca tca 1443 Ala Ser Ser Leu Glu Pro Asp His His Ile Gly Glu Lys Arg Thr Ser 465 470 475 cta gac cta aat atg gcg ccg ttc caa atc cat gag aag cat ttg agt 1491 Leu Asp Leu Asn Met Ala Pro Phe Gln Ile His Glu Lys His Leu Ser 480 485 490 aga cta aga gca ctt tgt aaa acc gtg gaa ctg ggg aaa cgc tac ttc 1539 Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Cys Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Tyr Phe 495 500 505 aaa cga tgt tcg ctt gat cac ttt atg gat act gag gac ttg aat cat 1587 Lys Arg Cys Ser Leu Asp His Phe Met Asp Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn His 510 515 520 525 ctt gct agc gta gaa gaa gat act cct gag aaa cgg cta caa aag aag 1635 Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Gln Lys Lys 530 535 540 caa agg tac atg gaa cta caa gag act ctg atg aag acc ttt agt gag 1683 Gln Arg Tyr Met Glu Leu Gln Glu Thr Leu Met Lys Thr Phe Ser Glu 545 550 555 gac aag gag gaa tgt gga aag tct tcc aca ccg aaa cca acc tct gcg 1731 Asp Lys Glu Glu Cys Gly Lys Ser Ser Thr Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Ala 560 565 570 gtg agg tct aat aga aaa ctc tct cac cgg cgc cta aaa gtg gac aaa 1779 Val Arg Ser Asn Arg Lys Leu Ser His Arg Arg Leu Lys Val Asp Lys 575 580 585 cgg gat ttt ttg aaa cga cct tac ggg aac ggg gat taa 1818 Arg Asp Phe Leu Lys Arg Pro Tyr Gly Asn Gly Asp 590 595 600 72 601 PRT Arabidopsis thaliana 72 Met Met Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Thr Ala Arg Phe Ser Asp Ser 1 5 10 15 Tyr Glu Phe Ser Asn Thr Ser Gly Asn Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Glu Ser 20 25 30 Ser Leu Asp Tyr Pro Thr Glu Phe Leu Thr Pro Pro Glu Val Ser Ala 35 40 45 Leu Lys Leu Leu Ser Asn Cys Leu Glu Ser Val Phe Asp Ser Pro Glu 50 55 60 Thr Phe Tyr Ser Asp Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ala Gly Gly Arg Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Ser Phe His Arg Cys Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Ile Pro Val Phe Lys Ser 85 90 95 Ala Leu Ala Thr Val Lys Glu Gln Lys Ser Ser Thr Thr Val Lys Leu 100 105 110 Gln Leu Lys Glu Ile Ala Arg Asp Tyr Glu Val Gly Phe Asp Ser Val 115 120 125 Val Ala Val Leu Ala Tyr Val Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Arg Ser Pro Pro 130 135 140 Lys Gly Ala Ser Ala Cys Val Asp Asp Asp Cys Cys His Val Ala Cys 145 150 155 160 Arg Ser Lys Val Asp Phe Met Val Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Ser Phe Val 165 170 175 Phe Gln Ile Gln Glu Leu Val Thr Leu Tyr Glu Arg Gln Phe Leu Glu 180 185 190 Ile Val Asp Lys Val Val Val Glu Asp Ile Leu Val Ile Phe Lys Leu 195 200 205 Asp Thr Leu Cys Gly Thr Thr Tyr Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp Arg Cys Ile 210 215 220 Glu Ile Ile Val Lys Ser Asp Ile Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Glu Lys Ser 225 230 235 240 Leu Pro Gln His Ile Phe Lys Gln Ile Ile Asp Ile Arg Glu Ala Leu 245 250 255 Cys Leu Glu Pro Pro Lys Leu Glu Arg His Val Lys Asn Ile Tyr Lys 260 265 270 Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Met Leu Leu Leu Glu 275 280 285 Gly His Thr Asn Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Ala Ile Ala 290 295 300 His Cys Ala Val Lys Thr Ala Tyr Asp Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Leu Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Pro Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu His Val Ala 325 330 335 Ala Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Lys Leu Ile Ile Ser Leu Leu Met Lys Gly 340 345 350 Ala Asn Ile Leu Asp Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Arg Thr Ala Leu Val Ile 355 360 365 Val Lys Arg Leu Thr Lys Ala Asp Asp Tyr Lys Thr Ser Thr Glu Asp 370 375 380 Gly Thr Pro Ser Leu Lys Gly Gly Leu Cys Ile Glu Val Leu Glu His 385 390 395 400 Glu Gln Lys Leu Glu Tyr Leu Ser Pro Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Ser Leu 405 410 415 Pro Val Thr Pro Glu Glu Leu Arg Met Arg Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Glu Asn 420 425 430 Arg Val Ala Leu Ala Arg Leu Leu Phe Pro Val Glu Thr Glu Thr Val 435 440 445 Gln Gly Ile Ala Lys Leu Glu Glu Thr Cys Glu Phe Thr Ala Ser Ser 450 455 460 Leu Glu Pro Asp His His Ile Gly Glu Lys Arg Thr Ser Leu Asp Leu 465 470 475 480 Asn Met Ala Pro Phe Gln Ile His Glu Lys His Leu Ser Arg Leu Arg 485 490 495 Ala Leu Cys Lys Thr Val Glu Leu Gly Lys Arg Tyr Phe Lys Arg Cys 500 505 510 Ser Leu Asp His Phe Met Asp Thr Glu Asp Leu Asn His Leu Ala Ser 515 520 525 Val Glu Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Lys Arg Leu Gln Lys Lys Gln Arg Tyr 530 535 540 Met Glu Leu Gln Glu Thr Leu Met Lys Thr Phe Ser Glu Asp Lys Glu 545 550 555 560 Glu Cys Gly Lys Ser Ser Thr Pro Lys Pro Thr Ser Ala Val Arg Ser 565 570 575 Asn Arg Lys Leu Ser His Arg Arg Leu Lys Val Asp Lys Arg Asp Phe 580 585 590 Leu Lys Arg Pro Tyr Gly Asn Gly Asp 595 600 73 2673 DNA Nicotiana tabacum CDS (661)..(1767) full-length Tobacco B cDNA sequence 73 tcgagcggcc gcccgggcag gtaaactcta acccttttaa tctttttttg gttgcatttc 60 ggatctaacc tcaggaaaaa aaacagtatt tttagcctct gcaattgcaa attttctcgt 120 ttttttagcc gaagtgaatg ttattccaat tgggtaagct gtgatcaagc agttgaagtt 180 ttttgttgca aaatttgcca gttatcttga ctttttgtga agttggtaaa tttttcattt 240 gggtaagttg tgatcaagca gttgaagatt tgcactttgt attcttactg tgaaattgca 300 gttttgttga ttatagatgg ggtggaattg ttaatttctt ctaaagtttt aaagggttga 360 tttggtttta cctgaaatag ggagaatatg acttgtagtt ttggaatttg cttcttttct 420 tggtctgcat agttgaatgt tattagaaaa cttatggaaa gttttggtca aacttttgtc 480 ctttgagaag aatttcttgt attggtgatt ggttatggtc ttggagaggt tctttttttt 540 tttgcataga gcctgtgcgg agaatattat acatggttaa aaacattaga ttttctggac 600 tttgactatc ttagatgtag ataaattttg tatatgtttt tagaccatta gaattgggaa 660 atg gct tgt tct gct gaa cca tca tca tct ata agc ttt act tca tct 708 Met Ala Cys Ser Ala Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 tcc att aca tcg aat ggg tcg att ggc gtt ggc caa aac act cat gct 756 Ser Ile Thr Ser Asn Gly Ser Ile Gly Val Gly Gln Asn Thr His Ala 20 25 30 tat ggc ggc tct gag aca ggg agt agt tat gaa atc atc agc ttg agt 804 Tyr Gly Gly Ser Glu Thr Gly Ser Ser Tyr Glu Ile Ile Ser Leu Ser 35 40 45 aaa ctc agt aac aat tta gag caa ctc ttg tca gat tcc agc tct gat 852 Lys Leu Ser Asn Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Ser Asp 50 55 60 ttt act gat gct gag att gtt gtt gag ggt gtt tca ctt ggt gtt cac 900 Phe Thr Asp Ala Glu Ile Val Val Glu Gly Val Ser Leu Gly Val His 65 70 75 80 cgt tgt ata tta gct gcc agg agt aaa ttt ttt cag gat ctt ttt agg 948 Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Lys Phe Phe Gln Asp Leu Phe Arg 85 90 95 aaa gag aag gga agt tgt gga aag gaa ggt aaa cca aga tat tct atg 996 Lys Glu Lys Gly Ser Cys Gly Lys Glu Gly Lys Pro Arg Tyr Ser Met 100 105 110 acc gat att ttg cct tat ggt aag gtt gga tat gag gct ttc gtt acc 1044 Thr Asp Ile Leu Pro Tyr Gly Lys Val Gly Tyr Glu Ala Phe Val Thr 115 120 125 ttc cta agc tat ttg tac tca gga aaa ttg aag cat ttc cct ccg gag 1092 Phe Leu Ser Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Leu Lys His Phe Pro Pro Glu 130 135 140 gta tca aca tgt atg gac act ata tgt gct cat gac tct tgc aga cca 1140 Val Ser Thr Cys Met Asp Thr Ile Cys Ala His Asp Ser Cys Arg Pro 145 150 155 160 gca att aat ttt agt gtg gag ttg atg tat gcc tct tcc atg ttt cag 1188 Ala Ile Asn Phe Ser Val Glu Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser Ser Met Phe Gln 165 170 175 gtt cca gag cta gta tca ctt ttc ctg aga cgc ctt atc aat ttt gtt 1236 Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Phe Leu Arg Arg Leu Ile Asn Phe Val 180 185 190 ggg aag gct ctt gtg gaa gat gtt atc cca ata ctt aga gtt gct ttt 1284 Gly Lys Ala Leu Val Glu Asp Val Ile Pro Ile Leu Arg Val Ala Phe 195 200 205 cat tgc caa ttg agc gag ctt ctc act cat tcc gtt gat aga gta gca 1332 His Cys Gln Leu Ser Glu Leu Leu Thr His Ser Val Asp Arg Val Ala 210 215 220 cga tca gat ctt gaa atc aca tgc att gag aaa gag gtt ccc ttt gaa 1380 Arg Ser Asp Leu Glu Ile Thr Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu Val Pro Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 gtt gca gag aat att aaa tta ttg tgg ccg aaa tgt cag gtt gat gaa 1428 Val Ala Glu Asn Ile Lys Leu Leu Trp Pro Lys Cys Gln Val Asp Glu 245 250 255 agt aag gtt cta cct gtg gat ccc ttg cat gaa aag aga aaa aat agg 1476 Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Val Asp Pro Leu His Glu Lys Arg Lys Asn Arg 260 265 270 ata tac aag gca ttg gat tcg gat gat gtt gaa ctt gtc aag ctt cta 1524 Ile Tyr Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu 275 280 285 ctg agt gag tct aac ata agc tta gat gaa gcc tac gct ctt cat tat 1572 Leu Ser Glu Ser Asn Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr 290 295 300 gct gtg gca tat tgt gat ccc aag gtt gtg act gag gtt ctt gga ctg 1620 Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu 305 310 315 320 ggt gtt gcg gat gtc aac cta cgt aat act cgt ggt tac act gtg ctt 1668 Gly Val Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 325 330 335 cac att gct tcc atg cgt aag gag cca gca gta att gta tcg ctt ttg 1716 His Ile Ala Ser Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Leu Leu 340 345 350 act aag gga gct cgt gca tca gag act aca ttg gat ggg cag agt gct 1764 Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala 355 360 365 gtt agtatctgta ggaggctgac taggcctaag gagtaccatg caaaaacaga 1817 Val acaaggccag gaagcaaaca aagatcgggt atgtattgat gttttggaga gagagatgcg 1877 tcgcaaccca atggctggag atgcattgtt ttcttcccca atgttggccg atgatctgca 1937 catgaaactg cactacctgg aaaatagagt ggcatttgca cggttactgt tccctcttga 1997 agccagacta gccatgcaaa ttgcaaatgc tgagactgca gctgaagtag cagtccgttt 2057 ggcatctaaa agtacatctg ggaacttgag ggaggttgat ttgaatgaga cacccataaa 2117 gcagaaagaa agacttcttt caaggatgca agccctctcg aagacagttg aacttggcaa 2177 gcgctatttt ccacattgct ctcaagttct ggacaagttt atggaggatg acttacccga 2237 cttaattttc cttgagatgg gccctccaga ggagcaaaag atcaagagga agcgatttaa 2297 ggagctcaaa gatgacgttc ancgggcatt taacaaagac aaagctgaac ttcattgctc 2357 ccgcttgtcc tcatcatcat gttcctcttc ttttaaagat ggngcaagtg tcaaacttag 2417 gaaactatga gtaaataggg ttttgtccta tagtttctct nccatctcag ttttgaatgt 2477 aagattaata gtttttataa agacttgtct tgtacancct tcattagagc gcctgctttg 2537 tcgctatcca tttccctatt cagcttgtta aacttccatg tttncagtag aaagaaattt 2597 gcttaggaac aagcttttgg aatagcttat atggaaaatt gattgtaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 2657 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaa 2673 74 369 PRT Nicotiana tabacum 74 Met Ala Cys Ser Ala Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Ile Thr Ser Asn Gly Ser Ile Gly Val Gly Gln Asn Thr His Ala 20 25 30 Tyr Gly Gly Ser Glu Thr Gly Ser Ser Tyr Glu Ile Ile Ser Leu Ser 35 40 45 Lys Leu Ser Asn Asn Leu Glu Gln Leu Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Ser Asp 50 55 60 Phe Thr Asp Ala Glu Ile Val Val Glu Gly Val Ser Leu Gly Val His 65 70 75 80 Arg Cys Ile Leu Ala Ala Arg Ser Lys Phe Phe Gln Asp Leu Phe Arg 85 90 95 Lys Glu Lys Gly Ser Cys Gly Lys Glu Gly Lys Pro Arg Tyr Ser Met 100 105 110 Thr Asp Ile Leu Pro Tyr Gly Lys Val Gly Tyr Glu Ala Phe Val Thr 115 120 125 Phe Leu Ser Tyr Leu Tyr Ser Gly Lys Leu Lys His Phe Pro Pro Glu 130 135 140 Val Ser Thr Cys Met Asp Thr Ile Cys Ala His Asp Ser Cys Arg Pro 145 150 155 160 Ala Ile Asn Phe Ser Val Glu Leu Met Tyr Ala Ser Ser Met Phe Gln 165 170 175 Val Pro Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Phe Leu Arg Arg Leu Ile Asn Phe Val 180 185 190 Gly Lys Ala Leu Val Glu Asp Val Ile Pro Ile Leu Arg Val Ala Phe 195 200 205 His Cys Gln Leu Ser Glu Leu Leu Thr His Ser Val Asp Arg Val Ala 210 215 220 Arg Ser Asp Leu Glu Ile Thr Cys Ile Glu Lys Glu Val Pro Phe Glu 225 230 235 240 Val Ala Glu Asn Ile Lys Leu Leu Trp Pro Lys Cys Gln Val Asp Glu 245 250 255 Ser Lys Val Leu Pro Val Asp Pro Leu His Glu Lys Arg Lys Asn Arg 260 265 270 Ile Tyr Lys Ala Leu Asp Ser Asp Asp Val Glu Leu Val Lys Leu Leu 275 280 285 Leu Ser Glu Ser Asn Ile Ser Leu Asp Glu Ala Tyr Ala Leu His Tyr 290 295 300 Ala Val Ala Tyr Cys Asp Pro Lys Val Val Thr Glu Val Leu Gly Leu 305 310 315 320 Gly Val Ala Asp Val Asn Leu Arg Asn Thr Arg Gly Tyr Thr Val Leu 325 330 335 His Ile Ala Ser Met Arg Lys Glu Pro Ala Val Ile Val Ser Leu Leu 340 345 350 Thr Lys Gly Ala Arg Ala Ser Glu Thr Thr Leu Asp Gly Gln Ser Ala 355 360 365 Val 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising: (a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, or 74; (b) SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73; (c) a nucleotide sequence that comprises an at least 20 consecutive base pair portion identical in sequence to an at least 20 consecutive base pair portion of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73; (d) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Lycopersicon esculentum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, SEQ ID NO:26 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:59 and 60; (e) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Beta vulgaris DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:22 and 24 or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; (f) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Helianthus annuus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; (g) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Solanum tuberosum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:21 and 23, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; (h) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Brassica napus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10 or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; (i) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Arabidopsis thaliana DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:13 and 14, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, or SEQ ID NO:22 and 24; (j) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Nicotiana tabacum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:11 and 12, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and 28; or (k) a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an plant DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with a pair of primers comprising the first 20 nucleotides and the reverse complement of the last 20 nucleotides of the coding sequence (CDS) of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or
 73. 2. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, or
 74. 3. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or
 73. 4. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that comprises an at least 20 consecutive base pair portion identical in sequence to an at least 20 consecutive base pair portion of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or
 73. 5. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Lycopersicon esculentum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, SEQ ID NO:26 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:59 and
 60. 6. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Beta vulgaris DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:22 and 24 or SEQ ID NO:26 and
 28. 7. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Helianthus annuus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:26 and
 28. 8. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Solanum tuberosum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:21 and 23, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and
 28. 9. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a Brassica napus DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10 or SEQ ID NO:26 and
 28. 10. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Arabidopsis thaliana DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:13 and 14, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, or SEQ ID NO:22 and
 24. 11. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from an Nicotiana tabacum DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:11 and 12, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:26 and
 28. 12. An isolated nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1, comprising a nucleotide sequence that can be amplified from a plant DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with a pair of primers corresponding to the first 20 nucleotides and the reverse complement of the last 20 nucleotides of the coding sequence (CDS) of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or
 73. 13. A chimeric gene comprising a promoter active in plants operatively linked to the nucleic acid molecule of claim
 1. 14. A recombinant vector comprising the chimeric gene of claim
 13. 15. A host cell comprising the chimeric gene of claim
 13. 16. A plant comprising the chimeric gene of claim
 13. 17. The plant of claim 16, which is selected from the following: rice, wheat, barley, rye, corn, potato, canola, sunflower, carrot, sweet potato, sugarbeet, bean, pea, chicory, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, turnip, radish, spinach, asparagus, onion, garlic, eggplant, pepper, celery, squash, pumpkin, cucumber, apple, pear, quince, melon, plum, cherry, peach, nectarine, apricot, strawberry, grape, raspberry, blackberry, pineapple, avocado, papaya, mango, banana, soybean, tobacco, tomato, sorghum and sugarcane.
 18. Seed from the plant of claim
 16. 19. A method of increasing SAR gene expression in a plant, comprising expressing the chimeric gene of claim 13 in said plant.
 20. A method of enhancing disease resistance in a plant, comprising expressing the chimeric gene of claim 13 in said plant.
 21. A PCR primer selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:9-14, 21-28, 59, and
 60. 22. A method for isolating a NIM1 homologue involved in the signal transduction cascade leading to systemic acquired resistance in plants comprising amplifying a DNA molecule from a plant DNA library using the polymerase chain reaction with a pair of primers corresponding to the first 20 nucleotides and the reverse complement of the last 20 nucleotides of the coding sequence (CDS) of SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, or 73 or with the pair of primers set forth as SEQ ID NO:9 and 10, SEQ ID NO:11 and 12, SEQ ID NO:13 and 14, SEQ ID NO:21 and 24, SEQ ID NO:22 and 24, SEQ ID NO:21 and 23, SEQ ID NO:25 and 28, SEQ ID NO:26 and 28, or SEQ ID NO:59 and
 60. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein said plant DNA library is a Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Brassica napus (oilseed rape), Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), or Solanum tuberosum (potato) DNA library. 